Total Crime Rate

513.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 513.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 77.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.4 10/10
  • Public order 52.0 10/10
  • Drugs 39.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Burglary 19.5 10/10
  • Other crime 19.5 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • 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 Ring area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Farley , and the 16th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whipperley Ring (LU1 5QX) in the last 12 months was 513.0 per 1,000 residents and was 342.1% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 214.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whipperley Ring (LU1 5QX), 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 Ring area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roebuck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wulwards Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delphine Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mc Cowen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Delphine Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roebuck Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ross Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ross Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whipperley Ring Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whipperley Ring —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Felmersham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Felmersham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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