Total Crime Rate

145.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 145.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 34.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Robbery 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in High Town , and the 103rd 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 Ashcroft Road (LU2 9AX) in the last 12 months was 145.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% higher than the High Town average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashcroft Road (LU2 9AX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 14 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walnut Close —
Sep 2025Public order Hazelwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rickyard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sibley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dahlia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dahlia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poplars Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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