Total Crime Rate

53.9 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 53.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Limbury Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 255th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Limbury Road (LU3 2PH) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% lower 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 10 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). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limbury Road (LU3 2PH), the main crime hotspot is near Thorneycroft Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Patricia Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Memorial Road
Sep 2025Drugs Ambleside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Willow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Icknield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsh Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorneycroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westmorland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nursery Road
Sep 2025Other theft Quilter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stanmore Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorneycroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Archway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorneycroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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