Total Crime Rate

329.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.7 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 329.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.0 10/10
  • Drugs 47.9 10/10
  • Public order 29.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 12.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Cardigan Mews area has the 18th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 31st highest crime rate of 582 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 329.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 148.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% 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 525 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (156 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cardigan Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/185)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Peel Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collingdon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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