Total Crime Rate

42.1 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 42.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wadhurst Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wadhurst Avenue (LU3 1UQ) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% lower than the Barnfield average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wadhurst Avenue (LU3 1UQ), the main crime hotspot is near Midhurst Gardens. Police recorded 19 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 Wadhurst Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Fountains Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Culverhouse Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wadhurst Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fountains Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A6 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Graham Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fountains Road —
Sep 2025Drugs St Winifreds Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Winifreds Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Michael'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Culverhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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