Total Crime Rate
167.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Napier Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 78th highest crime rate of 582 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 1XP) in the last 12 months was 167.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Napier Road (LU1 1XP), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 261 crimes here, including 156 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Luton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Saviours'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Saviours'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Saviours'S Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Mersey Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cardiff Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buxton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alma Link | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Alma Link | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alma Link | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Napier Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Napier Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Napier Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Napier Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mersey Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mersey Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brecon Close | Under investigation |
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