Total Crime Rate

86.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 50.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Barton Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 202nd 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 Barton Road (LU3 3NH) in the last 12 months was 86.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% higher than the Bramingham average (55.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barton Road (LU3 3NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Enterprise Way, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Enterprise Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spurcroft —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spurcroft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chard Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Markham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Markham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Markham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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