Total Crime Rate

154.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 154.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Montrose Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Montrose Avenue (LU3 1HS) in the last 12 months was 154.2 per 1,000 residents and was 197.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montrose Avenue (LU3 1HS), the main crime hotspot is near Ascot Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Montrose Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Augustine Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Augustine Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Bernard'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery St Bernard'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bernard'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culverhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culverhouse Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Ethelbert Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shervington Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shervington Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ethelbert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Winifreds Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5228 —
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Data Sources

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