Total Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 39.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highbury Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 173rd 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 Highbury Road (LU3 1AE) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury Road (LU3 1AE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 52 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellenhall Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Avondale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Highbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Malzeard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Curzon Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malzeard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malzeard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Studley Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Studley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Althorp Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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