Crime Rates at Riverside Road, Luton, LU3 2LY

Riverside Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 171st 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 Riverside Road (LU3 2LY) in the last 12 months was 97.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% higher than the Bramingham average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Road (LU3 2LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mallard Gardens, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carsdale Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.