Total Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

Primrose Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 291st lowest crime rate of 583 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 Primrose Close (LU3 1EU) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% higher than the Barnfield average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Close (LU3 1EU), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Primrose Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft New Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foxglove Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Bedford Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poppy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poppy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knights Field —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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