Total Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 87.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · 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 10th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 202nd 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 Limbury Road (LU3 2PN) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limbury Road (LU3 2PN), the main crime hotspot is near Garden Court. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hadlow Down Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Close
Apr 2026Public order Hadlow Down Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blundell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallard Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Limbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quilter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hadlow Down Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Letchworth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quilter Close

Data Sources

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