Crime Rates at Lime Avenue, Luton, LU4 0EF

Lime Avenue area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Challney , and the 224th 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 Lime Avenue (LU4 0EF) in the last 12 months was 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% lower than the Challney average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 57.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Avenue (LU4 0EF), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 157 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.