Total Crime Rate

233.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 233.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 143.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 46.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Wigmore Lane area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Stopsley , and the 49th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wigmore Lane (LU2 8AB) in the last 12 months was 233.8 per 1,000 residents and was 243.5% higher than the Stopsley average (68.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wigmore Lane (LU2 8AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Long Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wigmore Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hazelwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stapleford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Applecroft Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dahlia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Littlefield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Close —
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Data Sources

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