Total Crime Rate

146.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 146.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 99th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Bedford Road (LU3 1LJ) in the last 12 months was 146.7 per 1,000 residents and was 182.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Bedford Road (LU3 1LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Bedford Road (11 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs New Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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