Total Crime Rate

113.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Denbigh Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 140th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Denbigh Road (LU3 1NR) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 141.2% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denbigh Road (LU3 1NR), the main crime hotspot is near Dane Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Denbigh Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Ives Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St Ives Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dane Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dane Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James' Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denbigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tudor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ascot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St James' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shervington Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shervington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Fitzroy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Ives Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ascot Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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