Total Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 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 46.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Fitzroy Avenue area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 210th 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 Fitzroy Avenue (LU3 1RS) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fitzroy Avenue (LU3 1RS), the main crime hotspot is near Bishopscote Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fitzroy Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Kennington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denbigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Solway Road South —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solway Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishopscote Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Christophers Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Liddel Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rondini Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trent Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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