Total Crime Rate

203.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 203.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.6 10/10
  • Public order 31.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Milliners Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 65th 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 Milliners Way (LU3 1AQ) in the last 12 months was 203.6 per 1,000 residents and was 95.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 140.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milliners Way (LU3 1AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highbury Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Milliners Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Ridings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Ridings Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ridings
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dane Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dane Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Argyll Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Biscot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Biscot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Biscot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Althorp Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ridings Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Highbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Spencer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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