Crime Rates at Gooseberry Hill, Luton, LU3 2DY

Gooseberry Hill 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 Gooseberry Hill (LU3 2DY) 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 Gooseberry Hill (LU3 2DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wycliffe Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.