Total Crime Rate

399.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 399.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.5 10/10
  • Public order 99.5 10/10
  • Drugs 77.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.4 1/10
  • Burglary 1.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rothesay 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 Rothesay Road (LU1 1QX) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Rothesay Road (LU1 1QX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Rothesay Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chiltern Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Link Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Link Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Windsor Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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