Total Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Burnham Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Round Green , and the 239th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burnham Road (LU2 9ER) in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% higher than the Round Green average (47.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnham Road (LU2 9ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Williton Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hanswick Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burnham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crawley Green Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hanswick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovehouse Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovehouse Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovehouse Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Radstock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Williton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yeovil Road —
Sep 2025Public order Lamers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hanswick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highover Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Highover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanswick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Styles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Styles Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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