Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU3 1AZ
How much crime is recorded in LU3 1AZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Montrose Avenue
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,296 (2024)
How safe is LU3 1AZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU3 1AZ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LU3 1AZNational
Violence and sexual offences25.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs2.12.4
Public order1.74.6
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.61.5
Burglary0.19.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.