Total Crime Rate

2651.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 2651.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1334.5 10/10
  • Other theft 338.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 280.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 172.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 143.9 10/10
  • Public order 122.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 82.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 43.2 10/10
  • Drugs 36.0 10/10
  • Other crime 21.6 10/10
  • Robbery 14.4 10/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Prospect Way area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Vauxhall , and the highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prospect Way (LU2 9NU) in the last 12 months was 2651.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1565.9% higher than the Vauxhall average (159.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 371 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -36.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 156 (≈ 561.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Way (LU2 9NU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prospect Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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