Total Crime Rate

58.1 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 58.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norton Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 271st 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 Norton Road (LU3 2NX) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% higher than the Bramingham average (55.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norton Road (LU3 2NX), the main crime hotspot is near Varna Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Icknield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Letchworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanmore Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westmorland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cuffley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cuffley Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorneycroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorneycroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorneycroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Quilter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bodmin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Varna Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Letchworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Letchworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Patricia Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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