Total Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Surrey Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 201st highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Surrey Street (LU1 3BZ) in the last 12 months was 87.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Surrey Street (LU1 3BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsland Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Surrey Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrs Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Road
Apr 2026Public order Strathmore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Park Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baker Street
Apr 2026Drugs Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ann'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St Ann'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Ann'S 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 2026Theft from the person Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chase Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Ann'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Ann'S Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons New Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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