Total Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 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
  • Other crime 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
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

Buchanan Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Round Green , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buchanan Drive (LU2 0RX) in the last 12 months was 26.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% lower than the Round Green average (47.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buchanan Drive (LU2 0RX), the main crime hotspot is near Taunton Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buchanan Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taunton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plymouth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Devon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plymouth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buchanan Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buchanan Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highover Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Highover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Taunton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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