Total Crime Rate
41.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rowelfield area has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Vauxhall , and the 181st 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 Rowelfield (LU2 9HL) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.3% lower than the Vauxhall average (147.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rowelfield (LU2 9HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Polzeath Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Luton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chertsey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Polzeath Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Polzeath Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Polzeath Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Polzeath Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mistletoe Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Mistletoe Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holtsmere Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gresham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lalleford Road | Under investigation |
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