Crime Rates at Highbury Road, Luton, LU3 1AD

Highbury Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highbury Road (LU3 1AD) in the last 12 months was 224.1 per 1,000 residents and was 114.6% higher than the Beech Hill average (104.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 106.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -51.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 139.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury Road (LU3 1AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waldeck Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.