Total Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.7 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 16.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.7 2/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 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
  • 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
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

Northview Road area has the lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in High Town , and the 36th 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 Northview Road (LU2 7LF) in the last 12 months was 16.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.9% lower than the High Town average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northview Road (LU2 7LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Englefield (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northview Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Wood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deep Denes Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Englefield —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Englefield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Englefield —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Englefield —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunningdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sunningdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchen Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verde Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramridge Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Talbot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Talbot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Talbot Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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