Total Crime Rate
60.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kimberley Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Lewsey , and the 282nd 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 Kimberley Close (LU4 0SL) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher than the Lewsey average (58.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kimberley Close (LU4 0SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St James Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Binder Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Luton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Carfax Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Carfax Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reaper Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plough Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carfax Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brunel Court | Under investigation |
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