Total Crime Rate

81.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.2 10/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crescent Rise area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 583 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 Crescent Rise (LU2 0BB) in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Rise (LU2 0BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edward Street, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moulton Rise (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crescent Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxen Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hartley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Haddon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Haddon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haddon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Other theft Oxen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hart Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hart Hill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hart Hill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hart Hill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hart Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Treetop Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Treetop Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Treetop Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kite Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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

Data Sources

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