Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fitzroy 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fitzroy Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Fitzroy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Selbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denbigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liddel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liddel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alder Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Selbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tudor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Broad Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishopscote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St James' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Ives Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Meads
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James' Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Meads
Sep 2025Robbery St Ives Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Ives Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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