Total Crime Rate
21.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cranbrook Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Northwell , and the 59th lowest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cranbrook Drive (LU3 3EW) in the last 12 months was 21.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cranbrook Drive (LU3 3EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kendal Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ranock Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Luton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Third Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alpine Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arbroath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinross Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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