Total Crime Rate

68.2 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 68.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southampton Gardens area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Northwell , and the 265th highest crime rate of 583 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 Southampton Gardens (LU3 3UA) in the last 12 months was 68.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% lower than the Northwell average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southampton Gardens (LU3 3UA), the main crime hotspot is near Copenhagen Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southampton Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copenhagen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brussels Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brussels Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petersfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stockholm Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stockholm Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galston Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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