Total Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 69.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Abbotswood Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Round Green , and the 264th highest crime rate of 582 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 Abbotswood Road (LU2 0LS) in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% higher than the Round Green average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbotswood Road (LU2 0LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winch Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Treetop Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Abbotswood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Drive —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cherry Tree Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Elmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Treetop Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winch Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cherry Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Tree Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hart Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Talbot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Talbot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Talbot Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treetop Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treetop Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Treetop Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Treetop Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Exton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bloomfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pomfret Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pomfret Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Abbey Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rosefield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Abbots Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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