Crime Rate in High Town, ward

High Town has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Luton district and the 1942nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 166th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in High Town in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% lower than the Luton district average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, High Town’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 365 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -54.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 496 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the High Town ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.