Total Crime Rate

179.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 179.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Napier Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 75th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Napier Road (LU1 1DU) in the last 12 months was 179.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower than the Central average (381.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 95.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Napier Road (LU1 1DU), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 261 crimes here, including 156 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Napier Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/126)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Alma Link Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Link Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Link Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Walk —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brecon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brecon Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothesay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rothesay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mersey Place —
Apr 2026Robbery Mersey Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Mersey Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mersey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mersey Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St Saviours'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Saviours'S Crescent —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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