Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 53.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Icknield Way area has the 26th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 244th lowest crime rate of 582 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 Icknield Way (LU3 2JS) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% lower than the Bramingham average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Icknield Way (LU3 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Catsbrook Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milverton Green (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Icknield Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milverton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milverton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Catsbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gransden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milverton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milverton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milverton Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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