Total Crime Rate

122.8 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 122.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tomlinson Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Lewsey , and the 125th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tomlinson Avenue (LU4 0QW) in the last 12 months was 122.8 per 1,000 residents and was 111.0% higher than the Lewsey average (58.2 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tomlinson Avenue (LU4 0QW), the main crime hotspot is near Bracknell Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tomlinson Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baldock Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albermarle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Drayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guernsey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Purcell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Raglan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Guernsey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Kilda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chanfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chanfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chanfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albermarle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beadlow Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thurlow Close β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Wedgewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wedgewood Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomlinson Avenue β€”

Data Sources

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