Total Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spencer Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 245th highest crime rate of 582 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 1JU) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% higher than the Barnfield average (51.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencer Road (LU3 1JU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spencer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellenhall Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenhall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenhall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenhall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ellenhall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellenhall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biscot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biscot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dorrington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milliners Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenhall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Argyll Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Argyll Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavendish Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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