Total Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Park View Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Northwell , and the 227th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park View Close (LU3 3DB) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower than the Northwell average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park View Close (LU3 3DB), the main crime hotspot is near The Hedgerow. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park View Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sundon Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Hedgerow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Hedgerow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Hedgerow Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Orchid Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchid Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sutton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sutton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Selina Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selina Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoneways Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stoneways Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Selina Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selina Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tenth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs The Hedgerow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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