Total Crime Rate

703.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

310.8 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 703.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 310.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 226.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 168.7 10/10
  • Other theft 55.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 48.2 10/10
  • Public order 45.8 10/10
  • Drugs 31.3 10/10
  • Robbery 31.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Other crime 2.4 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

Guildford Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 11th 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 Guildford Street (LU1 2NR) in the last 12 months was 703.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.3% higher 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 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 129 (≈ 310.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guildford Street (LU1 2NR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 592 crimes here, including 195 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Guildford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/185)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hucklesby Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Flowers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Flowers Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Flowers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Flowers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Flowers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Flowers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Flowers Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Flowers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Flowers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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