Total Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Porlock Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Vauxhall , and the 168th highest crime rate of 583 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 Porlock Drive (LU2 9LL) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% lower than the Vauxhall average (159.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porlock Drive (LU2 9LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Porlock Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crawley Green Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Brendon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carteret Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hollybush Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mistletoe Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mistletoe Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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