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

Napier 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 Napier Road (LU1 1RG) 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 Napier Road (LU1 1RG), 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 Napier Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rothesay Road
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rothesay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothesay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winsdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Link Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Link Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Link Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kingswood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingswood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winsdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winsdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Vestry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bonnick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Saviours'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cardiff Road
Sep 2025Drugs Bonnick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winsdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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