Crime Rates at New Town Street, Luton, LU1 3EB

New Town Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Town Street (LU1 3EB) in the last 12 months was 93.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Town Street (LU1 3EB), 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.