Total Crime Rate

21.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.0 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 21.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 12.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Cranbrook 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cranbrook Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arbroath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinross Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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