Total Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 36.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Mead area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 153rd 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 High Mead (LU3 1RY) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Mead (LU3 1RY), 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 High Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St Christophers Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gayton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Solway Road South —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solway Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blundell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Liddel Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishopscote Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rondini Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Trent Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Crescent —
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Data Sources

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