Total Crime Rate

530.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 530.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 185.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.0 10/10
  • Drugs 49.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.0 10/10
  • Other theft 32.9 10/10
  • Burglary 28.8 10/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grove Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 15th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Road (LU1 1BL) in the last 12 months was 530.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% higher than the Central average (394.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (β‰ˆ 222.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 125.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (LU1 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 576 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (150 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cardiff Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cardiff Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingswood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Napier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Napier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Napier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Buxton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Buxton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mersey Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mersey Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mersey Place β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kingswood Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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