Total Crime Rate

9.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 9.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Bath Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 11th 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 Bath Road (LU3 1ES) in the last 12 months was 9.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% lower than the Barnfield average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Bath Road (LU3 1ES), the main crime hotspot is near Poppy Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A5228 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Bedford Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft New Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Fountains Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fountains Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fountains Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A5228 —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poppy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poppy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foxglove Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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