Total Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 85.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Redferns Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Farley , and the 206th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Redferns Close (LU1 5QW) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redferns Close (LU1 5QW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Redferns Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Delphine Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delphine Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Felmersham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Felmersham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priestleys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priestleys Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Priestleys Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Barnard Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Croft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Long Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mc Cowen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Pyghtle Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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