Total Crime Rate

371.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

184.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 371.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 184.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.7 10/10
  • Drugs 31.2 10/10
  • Other theft 26.0 10/10
  • Public order 23.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.4 10/10
  • Robbery 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.6 6/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Empress Road area has the highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Empress Road (LU3 2RE) in the last 12 months was 371.4 per 1,000 residents and was 537.4% higher 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 184.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Empress Road (LU3 2RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Way, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mostyn Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Empress Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mostyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hewlett Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Hewlett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Canterbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Willow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marsh Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Banbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linden Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order River Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B579 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Archway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Way —
Apr 2026Other crime Sarum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linden Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Linden Place Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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