Total Crime Rate

119.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • 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

Plantation Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Northwell , and the 128th 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 Plantation Road (LU3 3DJ) in the last 12 months was 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% higher 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plantation Road (LU3 3DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Penhill. Police recorded 43 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 Plantation Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strawberry Field —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harding Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penhill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penhill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penhill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penhill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kendal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Honiton Mews —
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Data Sources

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