Total Crime Rate

412.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 412.4 10/10
  • Other theft 248.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 50.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Robbery 17.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.3 10/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hazelbury Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 19th highest crime rate of 582 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 Hazelbury Crescent (LU1 1DF) in the last 12 months was 412.4 per 1,000 residents and was 326.4% higher than the Beech Hill average (96.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hazelbury Crescent (LU1 1DF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 525 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hazelbury Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/102)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Newcombe Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kingswood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Kingswood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingswood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kingswood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Francis Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vestry Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vestry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vestry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vestry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Moor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldeck Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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