Total Crime Rate

170.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 170.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.7 9/10
  • Drugs 35.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 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
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rothesay Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 80th highest crime rate of 583 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 170.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 71.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rothesay Road (LU1 1RB), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 245 crimes here, including 150 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rothesay Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chiltern Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corncastle Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chiltern Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Chiltern Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Deanes Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mersey Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mersey Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mersey Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Saviours'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingswood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rothesay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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