Total Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.1 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 54.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Lawrence Avenue area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 248th lowest 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 Lawrence Avenue (LU3 1QS) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% higher 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Lawrence Avenue (LU3 1QS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Lawrence Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Augustine Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lucerne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Augustine Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lucerne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lucerne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shervington Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shervington Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5228 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Winifreds Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Austin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ethelbert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Ethelbert Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culverhouse Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culverhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bernard'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Bernard'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Bernard'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Winslow Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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