Total Crime Rate

93.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 93.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Blundell Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blundell Road (LU3 1SG) in the last 12 months was 93.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% higher than the Bramingham average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blundell Road (LU3 1SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Varna Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garden Court (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blundell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solway Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Varna Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Varna Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Varna Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Varna Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blundell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Letchworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Crescent —
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Solway Road South —
Apr 2026Drugs Cuffley Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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