Total Crime Rate

114.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 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 114.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Seymour Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 139th highest crime rate of 582 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 Seymour Road (LU1 3NN) in the last 12 months was 114.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% lower than the Central average (381.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seymour Road (LU1 3NN), 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 Seymour Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kingsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Seymour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seymour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Strathmore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kingsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingsland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Road —
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Data Sources

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