Total Crime Rate
71.2 per 1,000
All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Ryton Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Farley , and the 259th highest 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 Ryton Close (LU1 5SR) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Farley average (112.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ryton Close (LU1 5SR), the main crime hotspot is near Ashburnham Road. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Luton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wolston Close | — |
| Mar 2026 | Drugs | Mulberry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Naseby Road | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashburnham Road | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ashburnham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Drugs | Naseby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Close | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bolingbroke Road | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Public order | Bolingbroke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Other theft | Naseby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meyrick Gardens | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Possession of weapons | Mulberry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Close | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Other crime | Wolston Close | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Naseby Road | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ryton Close | — |
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