Total Crime Rate
22.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lollard Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Lewsey , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lollard Close (LU4 0RS) in the last 12 months was 22.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower than the Lewsey average (58.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lollard Close (LU4 0RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poynters Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chanfield Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Luton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Carfax Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plough Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tomlinson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tomlinson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tomlinson Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Tomlinson Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Thatch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brunel Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheatfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Carfax Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carfax Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Braintree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reaper Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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