Total Crime Rate

67.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 67.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Alton Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 267th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alton Road (LU1 3NS) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -65.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -65.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alton Road (LU1 3NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Osborne Road, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsland Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Strathmore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kingsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seymour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Seymour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Osborne Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alton Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingsland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kingsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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