Total Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ryton 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ryton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolston Close
Mar 2026Drugs Mulberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Naseby Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashburnham Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Ashburnham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Drugs Naseby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolingbroke Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Public order Bolingbroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Other theft Naseby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Meyrick Gardens Under investigation
Mar 2026Possession of weapons Mulberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Other crime Wolston Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Naseby Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryton Close

Data Sources

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