Total Crime Rate
40.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bishopscote Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bishopscote Road (LU3 1NZ) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bishopscote Road (LU3 1NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Galliard Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ascot Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barnfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Ives Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St Ives Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Broad Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Liddel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ascot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ascot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fitzroy Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St James' Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alder Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ascot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ascot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishopscote Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Liddel Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denbigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denbigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Denbigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Ives Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tudor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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