Total Crime Rate

135.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 135.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 12.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Oxford Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 108th 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 Oxford Road (LU1 3AX) in the last 12 months was 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% lower than the Central average (381.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (LU1 3AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 300 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flowers Way (136 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/144)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelvin Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Flowers Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baker Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrs Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Flowers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Flowers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Flowers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs George Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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