Crime Rates at Welbury Avenue, Luton, LU3 2DZ

Welbury Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 24th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welbury Avenue (LU3 2DZ) in the last 12 months was 359.3 per 1,000 residents and was 592.6% higher than the Barnfield average (51.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welbury Avenue (LU3 2DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 84 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.