Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Colebrook Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Northwell , and the 286th 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 Colebrook Avenue (LU3 3DY) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colebrook Avenue (LU3 3DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Parade, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Honeysuckle Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colebrook Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tenth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Daisy Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Daisy Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgehill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Selina Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selina Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Selina Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selina Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sundon Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosedale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Greengate 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 Rosedale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosedale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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