Total Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mayfield Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Stopsley , and the 201st highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mayfield Road (LU2 8AP) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% higher than the Stopsley average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mayfield Road (LU2 8AP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mayfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walnut Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Close —
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hazelwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poplars Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stapleford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stapleford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collingtree Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dahlia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dahlia Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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