Total Crime Rate

162.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 25.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Leagrave Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 84th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leagrave Road (LU3 1JD) in the last 12 months was 162.1 per 1,000 residents and was 244.2% higher than the Barnfield average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leagrave Road (LU3 1JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milliners Way (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leagrave Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Biscot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Westbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Westbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Biscot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Biscot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denbigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Ridings Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dane Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dane Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ridings
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Ridings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ridings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascot Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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