Total Crime Rate

95.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 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 95.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Lalleford Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Vauxhall , and the 179th highest crime rate of 582 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 Lalleford Road (LU2 9JJ) in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lalleford Road (LU2 9JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Summers Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buckingham Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lalleford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buckingham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barford Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oving Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lalleford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holtsmere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oving Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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