Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Round Green , and the 235th highest 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 9AF) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% higher than the Round Green average (47.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashcroft Road (LU2 9AF), the main crime hotspot is near Williton Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carteret Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovehouse Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovehouse Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Styles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crawley Green Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Styles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hollybush Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovehouse Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Williton Road —
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Data Sources

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