Total Crime Rate

75.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 75.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 19.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Newnham Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Vauxhall , and the 239th highest crime rate of 583 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 Newnham Close (LU2 9JN) in the last 12 months was 75.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower than the Vauxhall average (159.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newnham Close (LU2 9JN), the main crime hotspot is near Frank Lester Way. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newnham Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Mossbank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chertsey Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frank Lester Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Frank Lester Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frank Lester Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Frank Lester Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chertsey Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Frank Lester Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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