Total Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 70.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lyneham Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Vauxhall , and the 260th 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 Lyneham Road (LU2 9JR) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower than the Vauxhall average (147.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyneham Road (LU2 9JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chertsey Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Ridge (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lyneham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Mistletoe Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holtsmere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mistletoe Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oving Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oving Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lalleford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chertsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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