Total Crime Rate
209.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
109.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rosedale Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Northwell , and the 56th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rosedale Close (LU3 3AP) in the last 12 months was 209.0 per 1,000 residents and was 188.1% higher than the Northwell average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 109.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% 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 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jasmine Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Luton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sundon Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jasmine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Daisy Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Daisy Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Scott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tulip Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tulip Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Jasmine Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jasmine Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jasmine Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harry Scott Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosedale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosedale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitefield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Orchid Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colebrook Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Daisy Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Daisy Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Toddington Road | Under investigation |
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