Total Crime Rate

288.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.6 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 288.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.1 9/10
  • Drugs 50.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Robbery 11.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Alma Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 36th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alma Street (LU1 2PH) in the last 12 months was 288.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 118.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alma Street (LU1 2PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 487 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 Alma Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street West Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Collingdon Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collingdon Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collingdon Street
Apr 2026Drugs Collingdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collingdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collingdon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime George Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street West Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime George Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Link
Apr 2026Drugs Alma Link Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Link Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Link Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spring Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spring Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spring Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peel Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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