Total Crime Rate

109.5 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 109.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Rosedale Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Northwell , and the 150th highest 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 Rosedale Close (LU3 3AP) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% higher than the Northwell average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosedale Close (LU3 3AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Parade, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Honeysuckle Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rosedale Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosedale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tenth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Selina Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selina Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Selina Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selina Close
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Daisy Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Daisy Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sundon Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosedale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Toddington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Orchid Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchid Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosedale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Toddington Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Toddington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Toddington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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