Total Crime Rate

140.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 140.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Other theft 29.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Drugs 20.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Stockingstone Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in High Town , and the 109th 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 Stockingstone Road (LU2 7NB) in the last 12 months was 140.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% higher than the High Town average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stockingstone Road (LU2 7NB), the main crime hotspot is near Winch Street. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stockingstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Englefield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Winch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Wood Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cherry Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cherry Tree Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Englefield —
Sep 2025Public order Talbot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Talbot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Winch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cherry Tree Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Winch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winch Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winch Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winch Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winch Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colin Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winch Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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