Total Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 82.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Braintree Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Lewsey , and the 218th 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 Braintree Close (LU4 0QX) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 145.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Braintree Close (LU4 0QX), 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 Braintree Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albermarle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomlinson Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chanfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thurlow Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Chanfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chanfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albermarle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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