Total Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 87.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Roman Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roman Road (LU3 2QT) 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roman Road (LU3 2QT), the main crime hotspot is near Mostyn Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quilter Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mostyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorneycroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bodmin Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Banbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B579 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quilter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Archway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Marsh Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Sarum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Canterbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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