Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Lancing Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Stopsley , and the 234th highest 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 Lancing Road (LU2 8JN) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancing Road (LU2 8JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Someries Hill, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lancing Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lancing Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Lancing Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wigmore Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nymans Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Telscombe Way —
Sep 2025Public order Lancing Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ilford Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roedean Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wigmore Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lancing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Someries Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Someries Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Someries Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hayling Drive Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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