Total Crime Rate

140.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 140.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wensleydale area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in High Town , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wensleydale (LU2 7PN) in the last 12 months was 140.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% higher than the High Town average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wensleydale (LU2 7PN), the main crime hotspot is near Arden Place. Police recorded 57 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 Wensleydale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Havelock Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dudley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dudley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reginald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Reginald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reginald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reginald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mussons Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingham Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Wensleydale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Earls Meade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Earls Meade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earls Meade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alwyn Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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