Total Crime Rate

239.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 239.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.2 9/10
  • Public order 31.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.6 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
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

New Bedford Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 47th 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 New Bedford Road (LU3 1BS) in the last 12 months was 239.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% lower than the Central average (381.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 111.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Bedford Road (LU3 1BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 525 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (97 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Bedford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/144)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Link —
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alma Link Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Link Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Link Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Cromwell Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Inkerman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Inkerman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collingdon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gregories Close —
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Data Sources

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