Total Crime Rate

123.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.0 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 123.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ascot Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 131st highest crime rate of 582 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 Ascot Road (LU3 1NU) in the last 12 months was 123.7 per 1,000 residents and was 138.5% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ascot Road (LU3 1NU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ascot Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kennington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Augustine Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Augustine Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shervington Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shervington Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dane Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denbigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Cavendish Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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