Total Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 62.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Blundell Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 291st highest 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 Blundell Road (LU3 1SR) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blundell Road (LU3 1SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mallard Gardens, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bristol Road (11 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blundell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Britannia Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tintagel Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallard Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldhous Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Trinity Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Solway Road South —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solway Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gayton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Liddel Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trent Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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