Total Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bolingbroke Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Farley , and the 226th lowest 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 Bolingbroke Road (LU1 5JE) in the last 12 months was 47.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% lower than the Farley average (116.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolingbroke Road (LU1 5JE), the main crime hotspot is near Wolston Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bolingbroke Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wolston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Meyrick Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillary Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hillary Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hillary Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northdrift Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Drift Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order North Drift Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godfreys Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Drift Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meyrick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Whipperley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meyrick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Godfreys Close —
Sep 2025Public order Meyrick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Drift Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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