Crime Rates at Leagrave Road, Luton, LU3 1RD

Leagrave Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leagrave Road (LU3 1RD) in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 116.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leagrave Road (LU3 1RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dane Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ascot Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.