Crime Rates at Alton Road, Luton, LU1 3NS

Alton Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 135th highest crime rate of 583 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 Alton Road (LU1 3NS) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% 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 theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% 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 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsland Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.