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

Castle 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 Castle Street (LU1 3AG) 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 Castle Street (LU1 3AG), the main crime hotspot is near Flowers Way. Police recorded 272 crimes here, including 141 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Flowers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townsley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Townsley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoo Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cowper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cowper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tavistock Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Castle Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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