Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.8 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 102.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rockley Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Farley , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 582 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 Rockley Road (LU1 5RW) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rockley Road (LU1 5RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Long Croft Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priestleys (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rockley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bluebell Wood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockley Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Long Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rockley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockley Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Felmersham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockley Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Sefton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft High Wood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Wood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Wood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Croft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Sefton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sefton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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