Total Crime Rate

131.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 131.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.7 10/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Capability Green area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 115th 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 Capability Green (LU1 3LU) in the last 12 months was 131.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Capability Green (LU1 3LU), the main crime hotspot is near Cutenhoe Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Capability Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cutenhoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cutenhoe Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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