Total Crime Rate
30.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hardwick Green area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 113th 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 Hardwick Green (LU3 3XA) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% lower than the Bramingham average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hardwick Green (LU3 3XA), the main crime hotspot is near Milverton Green. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 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 | Public order | Stoneleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gransden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sharples Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sharples Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milverton Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milverton Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milverton Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Milverton Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milverton Green | Under investigation |
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