Total Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Ethelbert Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 174th 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 Ethelbert Avenue (LU3 1QJ) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Ethelbert Avenue (LU3 1QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Galliard Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shervington Grove (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Ethelbert Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mildreds Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shervington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mildreds Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Grove —
Sep 2025Drugs St Winifreds Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Winifreds Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moat Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Culverhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shervington Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Culverhouse Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mildreds Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Ethelbert Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carol Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carol Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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