Total Crime Rate

109.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 109.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Solway Road South area has the 6th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 583 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 Solway Road South (LU3 1TL) in the last 12 months was 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 98.2% higher than the Bramingham average (55.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Solway Road South (LU3 1TL), 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 Solway Road South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Joseph'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Trinity Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liddel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liddel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Broad Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fitzroy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alder Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishopscote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St James' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James' Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Meads —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Meads —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blundell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Grimaldi Under investigation
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Data Sources

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