Total Crime Rate

314.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 314.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.5 10/10
  • Drugs 39.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.1 10/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Cardigan 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cardigan Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Peel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Peel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cardiff Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cardiff Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Street —

Data Sources

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