Total Crime Rate

59.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Runham Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Lewsey , and the 280th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Runham Close (LU4 0HA) in the last 12 months was 59.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% higher than the Lewsey average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Runham Close (LU4 0HA), the main crime hotspot is near Roydon Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Runham Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bunting Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coltsfoot Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roydon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Anmer Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Anmer Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravenhill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ravenhill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Partridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Partridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Partridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Partridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anmer Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravenhill Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roydon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Runham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Runham Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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