Crime Rates at West Hill Road, Luton, LU1 3LY

West Hill Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 115th 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 West Hill Road (LU1 3LY) in the last 12 months was 133.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Hill Road (LU1 3LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ormsby Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.