Total Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 100.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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

Sundon Park Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Northwell , and the 165th highest crime rate of 583 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 Sundon Park Road (LU3 3AR) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% higher than the Northwell average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sundon Park Road (LU3 3AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dencora Way, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rockfield Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sundon Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wellfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Dencora Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Greengate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Oakwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firbank Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firbank Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firbank Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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