Total Crime Rate

90.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 90.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Strathmore Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 186th highest crime rate of 583 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 3QR) in the last 12 months was 90.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft 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 Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strathmore Avenue (LU1 3QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baker Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hoo Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Strathmore Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cowper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoo Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cowper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cutenhoe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cutenhoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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