Total Crime Rate

97.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.6 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 97.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 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

The Pyghtle area has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Farley , and the 170th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Pyghtle (LU1 5SD) in the last 12 months was 97.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Pyghtle (LU1 5SD), the main crime hotspot is near Long Croft Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Pyghtle area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bluebell Wood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Felmersham Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Felmersham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rockley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Croft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Sefton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Wood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Sefton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Wood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sefton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Wood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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