Total Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.6 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 70.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Duncombe Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 258th 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 Duncombe Close (LU3 2HR) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% higher than the Barnfield average (51.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duncombe Close (LU3 2HR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 65 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 Duncombe Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dewsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muswell Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dewsbury Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dewsbury Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyburne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Aydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birdsfoot Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Powell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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