Crime Rates at Gooseberry Hill, Luton, LU3 2LA

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 2LA) 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 2LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Hill (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.