Total Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Robbery 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gooseberry Hill area has the 30th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 282nd lowest crime rate of 583 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 2JZ) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% higher than the Barnfield average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gooseberry Hill (LU3 2JZ), the main crime hotspot is near East Hill. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gooseberry Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyburne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duxford Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Catsbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterslade Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Newbold Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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