Total Crime Rate

76.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.9 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 76.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Watermead Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watermead Road (LU3 2TB) in the last 12 months was 76.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watermead Road (LU3 2TB), the main crime hotspot is near Carsdale Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watermead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leathwaite Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Calverton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamorna Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carsdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hadlow Down Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hadlow Down Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hadlow Down Close —
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Data Sources

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