Total Crime Rate

573.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 573.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.5 10/10
  • Other theft 124.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 55.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 42.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.3 10/10
  • Public order 26.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.2 10/10
  • Drugs 23.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 23.0 10/10
  • Other crime 13.1 10/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Radstone Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Vauxhall , and the 13th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Radstone Place (LU2 8SL) in the last 12 months was 573.8 per 1,000 residents and was 288.1% higher than the Vauxhall average (147.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 147.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Radstone Place (LU2 8SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laxton Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cutlers Green (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Radstone Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falstone Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laxton Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Warminster Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Dell —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manning Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laxton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Laxton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Laxton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laxton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Manning Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belsham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beanley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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