Total Crime Rate

1156.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

182.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1156.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 813.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 182.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Public order 50.4 10/10
  • Drugs 26.1 10/10
  • Robbery 26.1 10/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
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

Francis Street area has the highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 7th 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 Francis Street (LU1 1HP) in the last 12 months was 1156.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1095.8% higher than the Beech Hill average (96.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 436 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 182.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Francis Street (LU1 1HP), 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 Francis Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Studley Road —
Apr 2026Public order Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mersey Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mersey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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