Total Crime Rate

258.1 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 258.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • 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

Moulton Rise area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 41st highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moulton Rise (LU2 0AL) in the last 12 months was 258.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% lower than the Central average (394.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 121.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moulton Rise (LU2 0AL), the main crime hotspot is near Moulton Rise. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moulton Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hart Hill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Haddon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Haddon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haddon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hart Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hart Hill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hart Hill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hart Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Luton Dunstable Busway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crescent Rise
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Dunstable Busway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moulton Rise Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moulton Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falks Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falks Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falks Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falks Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falks Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hartley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moulton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moulton Rise Under investigation

Data Sources

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