Total Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 18.3 2/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Leyhill Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Farley , and the 43rd lowest crime rate of 582 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 Leyhill Drive (LU1 5QA) in the last 12 months was 18.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% lower than the Farley average (114.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Leyhill Drive (LU1 5QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Luton Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rotheram Avenue (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leyhill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Farley Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tinsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barn Owl Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hagdell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tinsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tinsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tinsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tinsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tinsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farley Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tinsley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farley Fields —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotheram Avenue —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rotheram Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rotheram Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hagdell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Farley Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farley Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farley Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Homestead Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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