Crime Rates at St James Road, Luton, LU3 1PW

St James Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 256th 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 St James Road (LU3 1PW) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Road (LU3 1PW), 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.