Total Crime Rate
42.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Turnpike Drive area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 186th 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 Turnpike Drive (LU3 3RG) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% lower than the Bramingham average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Turnpike Drive (LU3 3RG), the main crime hotspot is near Dray Gardens. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Luton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dray Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Turnpike Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dray Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dray Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dray Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dray Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chapel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Barton Road | Under investigation |
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