Total Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 64.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Buckingham Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Vauxhall , and the 283rd 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 Buckingham Drive (LU2 9RD) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Drive (LU2 9RD), the main crime hotspot is near Buckingham Drive. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buckingham Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wigmore Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brierley Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barford Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oving Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buckingham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oving Close —
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Data Sources

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