Crime Rates at Manchester Street, Luton, LU1 2QB

Manchester Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 5th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Manchester Street (LU1 2QB) in the last 12 months was 1320.2 per 1,000 residents and was 245.8% 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 193 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 285 (≈ 625.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manchester Street (LU1 2QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 476 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.