Crime Rate in Stopsley, ward

Stopsley has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Luton district and the 3348th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 322nd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Stopsley in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower than the Luton district average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stopsley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 306 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 650.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 384 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Stopsley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.