Total Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 41.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Rowelfield 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.

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Crime Over Time in Rowelfield area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chertsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polzeath Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polzeath Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polzeath Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polzeath Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Mistletoe Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mistletoe Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holtsmere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lalleford Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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