Total Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Green Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Stopsley , and the 235th lowest 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 Green Lane (LU2 8AS) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Green Lane (LU2 8AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lullington Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Green Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briar Close
Sep 2025Other crime Rochester Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poplars Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Long Close Under investigation
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 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lullington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lullington Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Peartree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stapleford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stapleford Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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