Crime Rates at Avondale Road, Luton, LU1 1DJ

Avondale Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 71st highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

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 Avondale Road (LU1 1DJ) in the last 12 months was 189.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% higher than the Beech Hill average (104.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avondale Road (LU1 1DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waldeck Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.