Total Crime Rate
415.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitehill Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehill Avenue (LU1 3SR) in the last 12 months was 415.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% higher than the Central average (394.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (β 84.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitehill Avenue (LU1 3SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ormsby Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehill Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tavistock Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tennyson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tavistock Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ormsby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stockwood Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stockwood Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wild Cherry Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ruthin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruthin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tavistock Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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