Total Crime Rate

60.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 60.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Argyll Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 276th lowest crime rate of 582 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 Argyll Avenue (LU3 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 60.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% lower than the Beech Hill average (96.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Argyll Avenue (LU3 1EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milliners Way (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Argyll Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Argyll Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Bernard'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bernard'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dane Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Bernard'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Augustine Avenue
Apr 2026Other crime Cavendish Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Augustine Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biscot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biscot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5228
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milliners Way
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spencer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Argyll Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shervington Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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