Total Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 40.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Icknield Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 178th 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 Icknield Road (LU3 2NY) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Icknield Road (LU3 2NY), 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 Icknield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Limbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marsh Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quilter Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorneycroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quilter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B579 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cuffley Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Canterbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Varna Close 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Letchworth Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Bodmin Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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