Total Crime Rate

94.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.1 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 94.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 23.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Walcot Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Round Green , and the 181st highest crime rate of 582 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 Walcot Avenue (LU2 0PP) in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 94.6% higher than the Round Green average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walcot Avenue (LU2 0PP), the main crime hotspot is near Taunton Avenue. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walcot Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovehouse Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Plymouth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highover Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highover Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Hanswick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radstock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Radstock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radstock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dovehouse Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dovehouse Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Exton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bloomfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovehouse Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rosefield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highover Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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