Total Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 30.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

New Bedford Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Bedford Road (LU3 1LE) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower than the Beech Hill average (96.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Bedford Road (LU3 1LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Studley Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Bedford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Studley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cromwell Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Earls Meade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Earls Meade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earls Meade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Shires —
Apr 2026Other theft The Larches Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Larches Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Larches Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Shires Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gregories Close —
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Data Sources

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