Total Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.0 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 31.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • 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 crime 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

New Bedford Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 120th 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 New Bedford Road (LU3 2AB) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Bedford Road (LU3 2AB), 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 New Bedford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosslyn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Avenue 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 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 2026Public order Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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