Total Crime Rate

782.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

409.6 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 782.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 409.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 263.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.1 10/10
  • Public order 89.7 10/10
  • Other theft 66.6 10/10
  • Drugs 60.8 10/10
  • Robbery 34.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 33.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.7 10/10
  • Burglary 20.3 10/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
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

Castle Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 10th highest crime rate of 582 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 Castle Street (LU1 3AG) in the last 12 months was 782.9 per 1,000 residents and was 105.1% 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 182 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -17.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 283 (≈ 409.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (LU1 3AG), the main crime hotspot is near Flowers Way. Police recorded 246 crimes here, including 136 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/145)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flowers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flowers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flowers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelvin Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street West Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street West Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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