Crime Rates at Dewsbury Road, Luton, LU3 2HH

Dewsbury Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 70th highest crime rate of 583 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 Dewsbury Road (LU3 2HH) in the last 12 months was 189.0 per 1,000 residents and was 301.3% higher than the Barnfield average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewsbury Road (LU3 2HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Hill (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.