Total Crime Rate

122.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Meyrick Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Farley , and the 126th 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 Meyrick Avenue (LU1 5JP) in the last 12 months was 122.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% higher than the Farley average (116.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meyrick Avenue (LU1 5JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downs Road, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rothesay Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meyrick Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Deanes Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Napier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Napier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anthony Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chiltern Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chiltern Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Buxton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Buxton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chiltern Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bonnick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Road
Sep 2025Drugs Bonnick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rothesay Road
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rothesay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Meyrick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Saviours'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Napier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kingswood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cardiff Road
Sep 2025Public order Cardiff Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corncastle Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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