Total Crime Rate

64.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Limbury Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 280th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Limbury Road (LU3 2PH) in the last 12 months was 64.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limbury Road (LU3 2PH), the main crime hotspot is near Willow Way. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Limbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marsh Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B579 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Limbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorneycroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Willow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Canterbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quilter Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quilter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sarum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Archway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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