Total Crime Rate

88.5 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 88.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · 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 15th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Farley , and the 196th 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 Meyrick Avenue (LU1 5JW) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% lower 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 122.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meyrick Avenue (LU1 5JW), the main crime hotspot is near Downs Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meyrick Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Meyrick Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilsden Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Meyrick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meyrick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meyrick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bretts Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bretts Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bretts Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bretts Mead —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bretts Mead —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillary Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wolston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hillary Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hillary Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Drift Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Drift Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Drift Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order North Drift Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northdrift Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bonnick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bonnick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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