Total Crime Rate

314.6 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 314.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 172.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.8 10/10
  • Burglary 26.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Luton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Eaton Bray , and the 18th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

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 Luton Road (LU4 9UH) in the last 12 months was 314.6 per 1,000 residents and was 416.7% higher than the Eaton Bray average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Luton Road (LU4 9UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Water End Lane, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Luton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Luton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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