Total Crime Rate

436.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 436.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.5 10/10
  • Public order 49.4 10/10
  • Other theft 41.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.2 10/10
  • Drugs 20.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.2 6/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
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 highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 21st highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marsh Road (LU3 2QL) in the last 12 months was 436.4 per 1,000 residents and was 693.7% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 187.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsh Road (LU3 2QL), the main crime hotspot is near Mostyn Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 21 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nursery Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Memorial Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hewlett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Willow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order River Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanmore Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ambleside Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Archway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsh Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Banbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mostyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Banbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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