Total Crime Rate
314.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cardigan Mews area has the 17th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cardigan Mews (LU1 1RN) in the last 12 months was 314.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 109.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 126.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cardigan Mews (LU1 1RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 625 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.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardiff Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Peel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Peel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Peel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Peel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Peel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Peel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cardiff Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardiff Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peel Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardiff Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cardiff Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wellington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peel Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Street | — |
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