Crime Rates at St Monicas Avenue, Luton, LU3 1PJ

St Monicas Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 166th lowest 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 St Monicas Avenue (LU3 1PJ) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% lower than the Barnfield average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Monicas Avenue (LU3 1PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Galliard Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ascot Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.