Crime Rates at Cardiff Road, Luton, LU1 1GZ

Cardiff Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 26th 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 Cardiff Road (LU1 1GZ) in the last 12 months was 399.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% 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 98 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 178 (≈ 242.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardiff Road (LU1 1GZ), 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.