Total Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 27.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairford Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairford Avenue (LU2 7ER) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the Barnfield average (51.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairford Avenue (LU2 7ER), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradgers Hill Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradgers Hill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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