Total Crime Rate

129.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 129.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Butterfield Green Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Stopsley , and the 118th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Butterfield Green Road (LU2 8DD) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% higher than the Stopsley average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butterfield Green Road (LU2 8DD), the main crime hotspot is near Butterfield Green Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Butterfield Green Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Butterfield Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Butterfield Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Green Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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