Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 87.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riverside Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 199th 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 Riverside Road (LU3 2LY) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% higher than the Bramingham average (55.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Road (LU3 2LY), the main crime hotspot is near Mallard Gardens. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Black Swan Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Kingsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Runfold Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aldhous Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Carsdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mallard Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Trinity Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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