Total Crime Rate

3.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 3.1 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.1 1/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • 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
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Gardenia Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gardenia Avenue (LU3 2NT) in the last 12 months was 3.1 per 1,000 residents and was 94.7% lower than the Bramingham average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Robbery with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gardenia Avenue (LU3 2NT), the main crime hotspot is near Varna Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gardenia Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hadlow Down Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Varna Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Varna Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Varna Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Varna Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Close —
Apr 2026Public order Hadlow Down Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hadlow Down Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blundell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Letchworth Road —
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Data Sources

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