Total Crime Rate

139.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Farm Green area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Farley , and the 104th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Farm Green (LU1 5PL) in the last 12 months was 139.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% higher than the Farley average (114.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farm Green (LU1 5PL), the main crime hotspot is near Homestead Way. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Farm Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Tinsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hagdell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Homestead Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Cross Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Rails Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whipperley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farley Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hagdell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Farley Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tinsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tinsley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barn Owl Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tinsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tinsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tinsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tinsley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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