Total Crime Rate

84.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ramsey Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Lewsey , and the 213th highest 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 Ramsey Close (LU4 0QD) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ramsey Close (LU4 0QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bracknell Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hereford Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ramsey Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pastures Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baldock Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minorca Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chanfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chanfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chanfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanfoin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanfoin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wedgewood Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Purcell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beadlow Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Wedgewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guernsey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Drayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomlinson Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Raglan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Guernsey Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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