Crime Rates at Pennine Avenue, Luton, LU3 3EJ

Pennine Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Northwell , and the 95th lowest 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 Pennine Avenue (LU3 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennine Avenue (LU3 3EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Parade, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.