Crime Rate in Wigmore, ward

Wigmore has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Luton district and the 3614th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 385th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wigmore in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% lower than the Luton district average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wigmore’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 176 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 8.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -31.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 252 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wigmore ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Airport/Airfield. Police recorded 231 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.