Total Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 65.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bishopscote Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 274th highest crime rate of 582 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 1PB) in the last 12 months was 65.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishopscote Road (LU3 1PB), the main crime hotspot is near Bishopscote Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishopscote Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Solway Road South —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tintagel Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rondini Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solway Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Liddel Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Trent Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishopscote Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kennington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Gayton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Christophers Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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