Total Crime Rate

253.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 253.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highbury Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highbury Road (LU3 1AD) in the last 12 months was 253.0 per 1,000 residents and was 161.5% higher than the Beech Hill average (96.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 151.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury Road (LU3 1AD), the main crime hotspot is near Waldeck Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellenhall Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellenhall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellenhall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ellenhall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenhall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenhall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenhall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenhall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Francis Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waldeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waldeck Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bury Park Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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