Total Crime Rate

135.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.4 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 135.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 12.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Albert Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 108th 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 Albert Road (LU1 3PP) in the last 12 months was 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% lower than the Central average (381.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (LU1 3PP), the main crime hotspot is near Flowers Way. Police recorded 246 crimes here, including 136 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 (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Latimer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Ann'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St Ann'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ann'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Strathmore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kingsland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Flowers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons New Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chase Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Ann'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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