Total Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.1 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 36.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.1 4/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Ventnor Gardens area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 159th 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 Ventnor Gardens (LU3 3SL) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% lower than the Bramingham average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ventnor Gardens (LU3 3SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penda Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shanklin Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Luton

Crime Over Time in Ventnor Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milverton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brompton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bembridge Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penda Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shanklin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shanklin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penda Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penda Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penda Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Benson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benson Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milverton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milverton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milverton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milverton Green Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.