Total Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 82.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 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
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

Strathmore Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

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 Strathmore Avenue (LU1 3QP) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% lower than the Central average (381.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strathmore Avenue (LU1 3QP), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsland Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Strathmore Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Strathmore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Seymour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seymour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons New Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kingsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cutenhoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cutenhoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chase Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baker Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kingsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cowper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kingsland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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