Total Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Marsh Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 162nd 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 Marsh Road (LU3 2PD) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsh Road (LU3 2PD), the main crime hotspot is near Varna Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marsh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Icknield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Varna Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorneycroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorneycroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorneycroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bodmin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cuffley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cuffley Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Letchworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Letchworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Letchworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Covent Garden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Covent Garden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Covent Garden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Quilter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Patricia Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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