Total Crime Rate

33.0 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 33.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Norman Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 132nd 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 Norman Road (LU3 1JL) in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norman Road (LU3 1JL), 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 Norman Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ridings
Sep 2025Drugs The Ridings Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Ridings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ridings Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denbigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ascot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tudor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ascot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Petunia Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petunia Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spencer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Spencer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Spencer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Althorp Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Argyll Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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