Total Crime Rate

137.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Malzeard Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 106th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malzeard Road (LU3 1BE) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malzeard Road (LU3 1BE), 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 Malzeard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Earls Meade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waldeck Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cromwell Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Moor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earls Meade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gregories Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Studley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Earls Meade Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waldeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bury Park Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenhall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Larches Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Larches Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Larches Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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