Total Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 44.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Haycroft area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 208th 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 Haycroft (LU2 7GJ) in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% lower than the Barnfield average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haycroft (LU2 7GJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Belfry, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haycroft (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Haycroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Dovedale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bushmead Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Belfry —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haycroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Thetford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dovedale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawkfields —
Sep 2025Public order Broadacres Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edkins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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