Total Crime Rate
40.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fitzroy Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 178th 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 Fitzroy Avenue (LU3 1RS) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fitzroy Avenue (LU3 1RS), the main crime hotspot is near Bishopscote Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barnfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fitzroy Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Selbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Denbigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Liddel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Liddel Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alder Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Selbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tudor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Broad Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denbigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishopscote Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denbigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Ives Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Meads | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St James' Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dover Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Meads | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St Ives Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Ives Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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