Total Crime Rate

127.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 18.5 4/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 27 local areas in Stopsley , and the 126th highest crime rate of 582 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 8DF) in the last 12 months was 127.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% higher than the Stopsley average (68.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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