Crime Rates at Cavendish Road, Luton, LU3 1JQ

Cavendish Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 199th highest crime rate of 583 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 Cavendish Road (LU3 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Road (LU3 1JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dane Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.