Total Crime Rate
708.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Mall area has the 8th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 12th highest crime rate of 583 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 The Mall (LU1 2TQ) in the last 12 months was 708.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% higher than the Central average (394.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 272.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Mall (LU1 2TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 698 crimes here, including 198 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 | Other theft | Guildford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Flowers Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Flowers Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Flowers Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manchester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manchester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Flowers Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Flowers Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Flowers Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Flowers Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Flowers Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Flowers Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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