Total Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 25.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • 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 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

Heron Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 93rd lowest 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 Heron Drive (LU2 7LZ) in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heron Drive (LU2 7LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Belfry, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haycroft (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heron Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prestwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bushmead Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawkfields —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Muirfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dovedale Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dovedale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edkins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haycroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Belfry —
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Data Sources

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