Total Crime Rate

259.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 259.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Other theft 30.9 10/10
  • Public order 30.9 10/10
  • Drugs 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albert Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 40th 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 Albert Road (LU1 3PP) in the last 12 months was 259.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% lower than the Central average (394.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -73.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (LU1 3PP), the main crime hotspot is near Flowers Way. Police recorded 272 crimes here, including 141 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albert Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Flowers Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Park Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoo Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hibbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flowers Way —
Sep 2025Public order Vicarage Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Vicarage Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surrey Street —
Sep 2025Public order Park Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surrey Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queens Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Surrey Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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