Total Crime Rate

44.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Malzeard Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 207th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malzeard Road (LU3 1BD) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malzeard Road (LU3 1BD), the main crime hotspot is near Waldeck Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Malzeard Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellenhall Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Curzon Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Studley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Highbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Studley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregories Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregories Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bury Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Malzeard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malzeard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malzeard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldeck Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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