Total Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 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 30.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Alpine Way area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Northwell , and the 116th 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 Alpine Way (LU3 3HF) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% 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 Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alpine Way (LU3 3HF), the main crime hotspot is near Copenhagen Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alpine Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arbroath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brussels Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Copenhagen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Copenhagen Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brussels Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brussels Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinross Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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