Total Crime Rate

49.2 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 49.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Whipperley Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Farley , and the 231st lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whipperley Way (LU1 5LE) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whipperley Way (LU1 5LE), the main crime hotspot is near Ross Close. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whipperley Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Tinsley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rotheram Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northdrift Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Friars Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order North Drift Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Drift Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ross Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ross Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wulwards Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whipperley Ring Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Godfreys Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Drift Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rotheram Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whipperley Ring —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Drift Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotheram Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tinsley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Whipperley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotheram Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotheram Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godfreys Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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