Total Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.9 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 76.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 20.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 20.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Margarets Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 240th highest 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 St Margarets Avenue (LU3 1PH) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% higher than the Barnfield average (51.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Avenue (LU3 1PH), the main crime hotspot is near Bishopscote Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Margarets Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Ethelbert Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Trinity Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tintagel Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Britannia Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ethelbert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nunnery Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reeves Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Solway Road South —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solway Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Liddel Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trent Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishopscote Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Gayton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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