Total Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 40.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Saywell Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Round Green , and the 176th lowest 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 Saywell Road (LU2 0QF) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saywell Road (LU2 0QF), 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 Saywell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hanswick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovehouse Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovehouse Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dovehouse Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dovehouse Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radstock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Radstock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radstock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Plymouth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highover 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartsfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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