Total Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bretts Mead area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Farley , and the 188th lowest 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 Bretts Mead (LU1 5NQ) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% lower than the Farley average (116.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bretts Mead (LU1 5NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Homestead Way, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bonnick Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bretts Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Meyrick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hillary Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bonnick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilsden Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farley Hill —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meyrick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meyrick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Meyrick Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillary Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hillary Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Homestead Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bretts Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Homestead Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bretts Mead —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bretts Mead —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bretts Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bonnick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Whipperley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bretts Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corncastle Road —
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Data Sources

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