Total Crime Rate

93.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Luton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Eaton Bray , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

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 Luton Road (LU5 6DE) in the last 12 months was 93.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% higher than the Eaton Bray average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Luton Road (LU5 6DE), the main crime hotspot is near The Crescent. Police recorded 26 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 Luton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bush Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bush Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardinge Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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