Total Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 3/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 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

Manton Drive area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 271st highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Manton Drive (LU2 7DL) in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% higher than the Barnfield average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manton Drive (LU2 7DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marston Gardens, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsdown Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Manton Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A6 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marston Gardens
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdown Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdown Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsdown Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsdown Avenue

Data Sources

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