Total Crime Rate

66.7 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 66.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chard Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham , and the 270th highest 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 Chard Drive (LU3 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chard Drive (LU3 4EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Enterprise Way, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chard Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Markham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spurcroft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Markham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Markham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Enterprise Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spurcroft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chard Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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