Total Crime Rate

104.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 104.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eighth Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Northwell , and the 159th highest crime rate of 582 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 Eighth Avenue (LU3 3DP) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% higher than the Northwell average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eighth Avenue (LU3 3DP), the main crime hotspot is near Penhill. Police recorded 29 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 Eighth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Harding Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moxes Wood —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Berries Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eighth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagwicks Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eighth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eighth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Beech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillary Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honiton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Honiton Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honiton Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillary Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hillary Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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