Total Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.1 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 52.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Letchworth Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 236th lowest 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 Letchworth Road (LU3 2NU) in the last 12 months was 52.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Letchworth Road (LU3 2NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Varna Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garden Court (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Letchworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quilter Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quilter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hadlow Down Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Hadlow Down Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hadlow Down Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Limbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blundell Road Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Letchworth Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Cuffley Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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