Total Crime Rate

9.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 9.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Swasedale Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 12th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swasedale Road (LU3 2UB) in the last 12 months was 9.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swasedale Road (LU3 2UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shanklin Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thelby Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swasedale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milverton Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Milverton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sawtry Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawtry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leathwaite Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carsdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shanklin Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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