Total Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Austin Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 266th highest 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 Austin Road (LU3 1UB) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Austin Road (LU3 1UB), the main crime hotspot is near Midhurst Gardens. Police recorded 19 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 Austin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Graham Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Michael'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rosslyn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broughton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Culverhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A6 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wadhurst Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Culverhouse Road —
Sep 2025Drugs St Winifreds Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Winifreds Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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