Total Crime Rate

138.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 138.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 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

Westlecote Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 110th 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 Westlecote Gardens (LU2 7DR) in the last 12 months was 138.5 per 1,000 residents and was 194.1% higher than the Barnfield average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westlecote Gardens (LU2 7DR), 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 Westlecote Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A6 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marston 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 Priory Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsdown Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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