Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walcot Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Round Green , and the 155th 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 Walcot Avenue (LU2 0PP) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 119.7% higher than the Round Green average (47.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walcot Avenue (LU2 0PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Taunton Avenue, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hanswick Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walcot Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosefield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Radstock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saywell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saywell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plymouth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plymouth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yeovil Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walcot Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walcot Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walcot Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taunton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Taunton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highover Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanswick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hanswick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hanswick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovehouse Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovehouse Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovehouse Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Highover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Exton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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