Total Crime Rate

259.3 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 259.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Other theft 30.9 10/10
  • Public order 30.9 10/10
  • Drugs 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Street West area has the 21st highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 40th 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 Park Street West (LU1 3BE) in the last 12 months was 259.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% lower than the Central average (394.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -73.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Street West (LU1 3BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 311 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flowers Way (141 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Street West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street
Sep 2025Burglary Essex Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Essex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Essex Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Essex Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Vicarage Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bute Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ann'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ann'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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