Total Crime Rate

68.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 68.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ashcroft Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in High Town , and the 265th highest crime rate of 582 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 Ashcroft Road (LU2 9AB) in the last 12 months was 68.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% lower than the High Town average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashcroft Road (LU2 9AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stronnell Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Long Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radstock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Littlefield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hanswick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sibley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sibley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sibley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stronnell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stronnell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Radstock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radstock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartsfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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