Total Crime Rate

781.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 781.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 264.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 102.8 10/10
  • Drugs 70.9 10/10
  • Other theft 66.6 10/10
  • Public order 60.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.1 10/10
  • Robbery 37.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 31.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 28.9 10/10
  • Other crime 20.3 10/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stuart Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 11th 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 Stuart Street (LU1 2SJ) in the last 12 months was 781.5 per 1,000 residents and was 98.3% higher 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 183 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 73.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 271 (≈ 392.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stuart Street (LU1 2SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 563 crimes here, including 164 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stuart Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flowers Way
Sep 2025Other theft Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Peel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Peel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alma Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Windsor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peel Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peel Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Manchester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Castle Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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