Total Crime Rate
30.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Mildreds Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 111th lowest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Mildreds Avenue (LU3 1QP) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -47.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Mildreds Avenue (LU3 1QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Augustine Avenue, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shervington Grove (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Luton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | St Bernard'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shervington Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Bernard'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Augustine Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Augustine Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Culverhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Culverhouse Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Winifreds Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Ethelbert Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Ethelbert Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Bernard'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shervington Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lucerne Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lucerne Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lucerne Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Austin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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