Total Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Spencer Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 258th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spencer Road (LU3 1JT) in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% 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 11 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 Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencer Road (LU3 1JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 61 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 Spencer Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Althorp Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dane Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Spencer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dane Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Spencer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spencer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Burglary Argyll Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Biscot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petunia Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Petunia Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Biscot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Ridings Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Birch Link Under investigation

Data Sources

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