Total Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • 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

Primrose Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 179th 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 Primrose Close (LU3 1EU) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% lower than the Barnfield average (51.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Close (LU3 1EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park/Open Space (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Primrose Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs New Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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