Total Crime Rate

17.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 8.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hill Rise area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Northwell , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hill Rise (LU3 3EA) in the last 12 months was 17.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% lower than the Northwell average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 180.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Rise (LU3 3EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Parade, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitefield Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colebrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sundon Park Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eighth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eighth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eighth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Beech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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