Total Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 27.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

Middleton Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Stopsley , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middleton Road (LU2 8HY) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Road (LU2 8HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cowdray Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roedean Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Middleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Telscombe Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field End Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wandon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rogate Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roedean Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rogate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field End Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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