Total Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ventnor Gardens area has the 29th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 229th lowest crime rate of 583 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 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% lower than the Bramingham average (55.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ventnor Gardens (LU3 3SL), the main crime hotspot is near Shanklin Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ventnor Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ventnor Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ventnor Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milverton Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Milverton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quickswood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shanklin Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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