Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 90.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Birdsfoot Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 188th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birdsfoot Lane (LU3 2DQ) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% higher than the Barnfield average (51.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birdsfoot Lane (LU3 2DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birdsfoot Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dewsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyburne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dewsbury Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muswell Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dewsbury Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Aydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birdsfoot Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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