Total Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 26.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 22.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Poplar Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Caddington , and the 230th lowest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Road (LU6 3RS) in the last 12 months was 26.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% lower than the Caddington average (51.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Road (LU6 3RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ridgeway (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Poplar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dove House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Common Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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