Total Crime Rate
37.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Swiftsgreen Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Stopsley , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Swiftsgreen Close (LU2 8BS) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% lower than the Stopsley average (68.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swiftsgreen Close (LU2 8BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Butterfield Green Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Collingtree (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Luton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stapleford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Butterfield Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Grace Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Butterfield Green Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Butterfield Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Butterfield Green Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corncrake Close | Under investigation |
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