Total Crime Rate

55.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 55.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Round Green , and the 256th lowest 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 9AF) in the last 12 months was 55.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% higher than the Round Green average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashcroft Road (LU2 9AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Williton Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dovehouse Hill (11 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dovehouse Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dovehouse Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovehouse Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovehouse Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Williton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Marshall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keepers Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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