Total Crime Rate

282.4 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 282.4 10/10
  • Other theft 138.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.7 10/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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 20th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 37th highest crime rate of 583 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 Castle Street (LU1 3AL) in the last 12 months was 282.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% lower than the Central average (394.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (LU1 3AL), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wild Cherry Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tavistock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruthin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ruthin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hibbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tavistock Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Windsor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tavistock Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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