Total Crime Rate

117.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Waleys Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Northwell , and the 136th highest crime rate of 583 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 Waleys Close (LU3 3RZ) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waleys Close (LU3 3RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Purway Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waleys Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Moakes —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thricknells Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stockholm Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stockholm Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copenhagen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waleys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strawberry Field —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Moakes Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Purway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Purway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Moakes —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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