Total Crime Rate
69.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spencer 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.
View Crime In Barnfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Althorp Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Dane Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Spencer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dane Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Spencer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spencer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Argyll Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Biscot Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petunia Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petunia Court | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Biscot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Ridings | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westbourne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milliners Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milliners Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheridan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Birch Link | Under investigation |
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