Total Crime Rate

162.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 162.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Napier Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 583 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 162.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Napier Road (LU1 1DU), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 245 crimes here, including 150 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Windsor Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mersey Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mersey Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mersey Place
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Saviours'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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