Total Crime Rate

22.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

New Bedford Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Bedford Road (LU3 1LN) in the last 12 months was 22.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Bedford Road (LU3 1LN), the main crime hotspot is near New Bedford Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Bedford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Bedford Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Fountains Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fountains Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fountains Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Graham Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft New Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Michael'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A6 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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