Total Crime Rate

84.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 84.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Biscot Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 214th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Biscot Road (LU3 1XS) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% lower than the Beech Hill average (96.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Biscot Road (LU3 1XS), the main crime hotspot is near Waldeck Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Biscot Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milliners Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dorrington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biscot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellenhall Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Argyll Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Argyll Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biscot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Studley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waldeck Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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