Crime Rates at St Catherines Avenue, Luton, LU3 1QQ

St Catherines Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 77th 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 Catherines Avenue (LU3 1QQ) in the last 12 months was 24.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Catherines Avenue (LU3 1QQ), 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.