Crime Rates at Downs Road, Luton, LU1 1QP

Downs Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 78th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downs Road (LU1 1QP) in the last 12 months was 167.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downs Road (LU1 1QP), the main crime hotspot is near Ashburnham Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.