Total Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Putteridge Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Stopsley , and the 194th lowest crime rate of 583 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 Putteridge Road (LU2 8HJ) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Putteridge Road (LU2 8HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Rochester Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Putteridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briar Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field End Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Peartree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rogate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rogate Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field End Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Rochester Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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