Total Crime Rate

291.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 291.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 201.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Croft Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Stopsley , and the 34th highest crime rate of 583 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 Croft Road (LU2 8AQ) in the last 12 months was 291.4 per 1,000 residents and was 314.4% higher than the Stopsley average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Road (LU2 8AQ), 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 Croft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Long Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dahlia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poplars Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stapleford Road —
Sep 2025Public order Hazelwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stapleford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lamers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rickyard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sibley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dahlia Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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