Total Crime Rate

95.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Woodbury Hill area has the 10th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in High Town , and the 176th 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 Woodbury Hill (LU2 7JP) in the last 12 months was 95.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% higher than the High Town average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodbury Hill (LU2 7JP), the main crime hotspot is near Arden Place. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodbury Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richmond Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wensleydale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wensleydale —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wardown Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arden Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Arden Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Alwyn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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