Total Crime Rate

9.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 9.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.0 1/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • 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

Walcot Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Round Green , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walcot Avenue (LU2 0PW) in the last 12 months was 9.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% lower than the Round Green average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walcot Avenue (LU2 0PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosefield Close (11 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Tree Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Elmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bloomfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rosefield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramridge Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Tree Row —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Exton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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