Total Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Upwell Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Round Green , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upwell Road (LU2 9DZ) in the last 12 months was 24.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upwell Road (LU2 9DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moreton Road North, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hanswick Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hanswick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanswick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Row Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Oak Tree Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sibley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saywell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saywell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walcot Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walcot Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walcot Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Radstock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hanswick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yeovil Road —
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Data Sources

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