Total Crime Rate

117.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 117.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Seymour Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 135th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seymour Avenue (LU1 3NR) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% lower than the Central average (394.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seymour Avenue (LU1 3NR), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsland Road. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seymour Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Essex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Essex Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Essex Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Surrey Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surrey Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surrey Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queens Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surrey Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Alton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Essex Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seymour Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bailey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Park Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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