Crime Rates at Leagrave Road, Luton, LU3 1JE

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 1JE) 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 1JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dane Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.