Total Crime Rate

415.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very 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 415.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 246.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.5 10/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitehill 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehill Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehill Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Tavistock Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tavistock Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormsby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stockwood Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Stockwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wild Cherry Drive β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ruthin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruthin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tavistock Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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