Total Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Drugs 17.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Derwent Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Round Green , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derwent Road (LU2 0JT) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% higher than the Round Green average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derwent Road (LU2 0JT), the main crime hotspot is near Whitecroft Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Derwent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Farnley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitecroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pomfret Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pomfret Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Farnley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Farnley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blaydon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Whitecroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hart Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blaydon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falks Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Abbots Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Blaydon Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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