Crime Rates at Cardiff Grove, Luton, LU1 1QH

Cardiff Grove area has the 10th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 15th 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 Cardiff Grove (LU1 1QH) in the last 12 months was 473.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 189.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardiff Grove (LU1 1QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 525 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (156 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.