Total Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 52.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sunridge Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in High Town , and the 238th 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 Sunridge Avenue (LU2 7JL) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% lower than the High Town average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunridge Avenue (LU2 7JL), the main crime hotspot is near Arden Place. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sunridge Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Alice Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alice Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alice Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Court —
Apr 2026Robbery Richmond Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Woodbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodbury Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mountfield Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Arden Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Place —
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Data Sources

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