Total Crime Rate

309.5 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 309.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.3 10/10
  • Other theft 55.6 10/10
  • Public order 43.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Drugs 23.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.8 7/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Church Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (LU1 3JG) in the last 12 months was 309.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower than the Central average (394.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 138.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (LU1 3JG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 229 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Park Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Park Street West Under investigation

Data Sources

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