Crime Rates at Sowerby Avenue, Luton, LU2 8AF

Sowerby Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Stopsley , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sowerby Avenue (LU2 8AF) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% lower than the Stopsley average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sowerby Avenue (LU2 8AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lullington Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.