Total Crime Rate

3.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 3.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.3 1/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Blackthorn Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Stopsley , and the 4th lowest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackthorn Drive (LU2 8EE) in the last 12 months was 3.3 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% lower than the Stopsley average (68.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackthorn Drive (LU2 8EE), the main crime hotspot is near Lullington Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackthorn Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rochester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rogate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lullington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ilford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ilford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lullington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfriston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alfriston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfriston Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Pevensey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Applecroft Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Stapleford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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