Total Crime Rate

126.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Colwell Rise area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Vauxhall , and the 121st highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colwell Rise (LU2 8UD) in the last 12 months was 126.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% lower than the Vauxhall average (159.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colwell Rise (LU2 8UD), the main crime hotspot is near Cutlers Green. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colwell Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rochford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cutlers Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Weldon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birtley Croft —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rochford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tanfield Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Belsham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rochford Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Laxton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rochford Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manning Place —
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Data Sources

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