Total Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 88.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 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

Hanswick Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in High Town , and the 193rd highest 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 Hanswick Close (LU2 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% lower than the High Town average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanswick Close (LU2 9EQ), 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 Hanswick Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Marshall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dovehouse Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Littlefield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hanswick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sibley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sibley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sibley Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Williton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnham Road 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 2026Drugs Dovehouse Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radstock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Radstock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radstock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartsfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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