Crime Rates at Meadow Road, Luton, LU3 1UX

Meadow Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 112th lowest crime rate of 583 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 Meadow Road (LU3 1UX) in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Road (LU3 1UX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Galliard Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Mildreds Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.