Total Crime Rate

410.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

246.6 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 410.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 246.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.3 10/10
  • Public order 96.7 10/10
  • Drugs 64.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.7 10/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.4 1/10
  • Burglary 1.4 1/10
  • Robbery 1.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Rothesay Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 20th 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 Rothesay Road (LU1 1QZ) in the last 12 months was 410.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% 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 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 181 (≈ 246.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rothesay Road (LU1 1QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 261 crimes here, including 156 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rothesay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/120)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collingdon Street —
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buxton Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Inkerman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Inkerman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brecon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brecon Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Inkerman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Inkerman Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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