Total Crime Rate

62.4 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 62.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Osprey Walk area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Lewsey , and the 287th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Osprey Walk (LU4 0TQ) in the last 12 months was 62.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% higher than the Lewsey average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osprey Walk (LU4 0TQ), 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 Osprey Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Runham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buzzard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pastures Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Runham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravenhill Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Ravenhill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravenhill Way 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Bunting Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roydon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coltsfoot Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roydon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Partridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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