Total Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 52.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 15.6 3/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Austin Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Austin Road (LU3 1UD) in the last 12 months was 52.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% higher than the Barnfield average (51.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Austin Road (LU3 1UD), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 29 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stratton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stratton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Graham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosslyn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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