Total Crime Rate

93.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 93.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Poppy Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 184th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poppy Close (LU3 1EX) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poppy Close (LU3 1EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marlborough Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poppy Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs New Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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