Total Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dewsbury Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dewsbury Road (LU3 2HJ) in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% higher 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewsbury Road (LU3 2HJ), the main crime hotspot is near East Hill. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dewsbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wycliffe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dewsbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Muswell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dewsbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dewsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wycliffe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyburne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Powell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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