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

Blenheim Crescent 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 Blenheim Crescent (LU3 1HA) 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 Blenheim Crescent (LU3 1HA), 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 Blenheim Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milliners Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenhall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenhall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenhall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Ridings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Ridings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenhall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ellenhall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dorrington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellenhall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellenhall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spencer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spencer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellenhall Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5228
Apr 2026Drugs Dane Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biscot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Argyll Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Argyll Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biscot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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