Total Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ashcroft Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in High Town , and the 254th 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 Ashcroft Road (LU2 9AB) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% lower than the High Town average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashcroft Road (LU2 9AB), the main crime hotspot is near Hanswick Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lamers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rickyard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Radstock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Long Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sibley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yeovil Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Hanswick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanswick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hanswick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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