Total Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 63.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Laburnum Grove area has the 30th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 284th 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 Laburnum Grove (LU3 2DP) in the last 12 months was 63.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% higher than the Barnfield average (51.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laburnum Grove (LU3 2DP), the main crime hotspot is near Aydon Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laburnum Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Indigo Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Stoneleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Spayne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birdsfoot Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sharples Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Aydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sharples Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyburne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marsom Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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