Total Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Magpies area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 200th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Magpies (LU2 7XT) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% lower than the Barnfield average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Magpies (LU2 7XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yately Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haycroft (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Magpies area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Broadacres Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dovedale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haycroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blandford Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Thetford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dovedale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yately Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yately Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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