Crime Rates at Ridgway Road, Luton, LU2 7RP

Ridgway Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 230th 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 Ridgway Road (LU2 7RP) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.5% lower than the Central average (381.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgway Road (LU2 7RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winch Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edward Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.