Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 80.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Leagrave Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 227th 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 Leagrave Road (LU3 1RF) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leagrave Road (LU3 1RF), 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 Leagrave Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newark Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rondini Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishopscote Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Christophers Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denbigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kennington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newark Road —
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Data Sources

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