Total Crime Rate

28.1 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 28.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Telscombe Way area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Stopsley , and the 108th 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 Telscombe Way (LU2 8RB) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% lower than the Stopsley average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Telscombe Way (LU2 8RB), the main crime hotspot is near Lullington Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Telscombe Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briar Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Telscombe Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lullington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Someries Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Someries Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Someries Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wigmore Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wigmore Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Long Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lullington Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ilford Close —
Sep 2025Public order Peartree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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