Total Crime Rate

8.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Hedley Rise area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Vauxhall , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hedley Rise (LU2 9UB) in the last 12 months was 8.3 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% lower than the Vauxhall average (147.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Hedley Rise (LU2 9UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laxton Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cutlers Green (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hedley Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falstone Green —
Apr 2026Other theft Beanley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belsham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Dell —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laxton Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laxton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Laxton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Laxton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laxton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Warminster Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Manning Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manning Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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