Total Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 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
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

Lesbury Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Vauxhall , and the 24th lowest crime rate of 583 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 Lesbury Close (LU2 9UP) in the last 12 months was 12.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.1% lower than the Vauxhall average (159.1 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lesbury Close (LU2 9UP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 23 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 Lesbury Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Belsham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manning Place —
Sep 2025Public order Laxton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cutlers Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tanfield Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birtley Croft —
Sep 2025Other theft Weldon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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