Total Crime Rate

167.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 167.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.8 8/10
  • Drugs 23.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 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 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 Rothesay Road (LU1 1RB) 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 Rothesay Road (LU1 1RB), 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 (30/100)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothesay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Walk —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brecon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brecon Close —
Apr 2026Public order Rothesay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mersey Place —
Apr 2026Robbery Mersey Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Mersey Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mersey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mersey Place —
Apr 2026Drugs St Saviours'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Saviours'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Saviours'S Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cardiff Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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