Total Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 50.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 14.9 3/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Bunyans Close area has the 29th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 227th lowest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bunyans Close (LU3 2PX) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% lower than the Bramingham average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bunyans Close (LU3 2PX), the main crime hotspot is near Garden Court. Police recorded 27 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 Bunyans Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Calverton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leathwaite Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Close
Apr 2026Robbery Limbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hadlow Down Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hadlow Down Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hadlow Down Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallard Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carsdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Letchworth Road

Data Sources

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