Total Crime Rate
170.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Napier 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 1XP) 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 1XP), 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.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winsdon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brantwood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brantwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brantwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brantwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Vestry Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Vestry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Liverpool Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Liverpool Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Liverpool Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winsdon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Rothesay Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Kingswood Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingswood Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kingswood Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bonnick Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bonnick Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cardiff Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardiff Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardiff Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardiff Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mersey Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Local resolution |
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