Total Crime Rate

132.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 34th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 116th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albert Road (LU1 3PS) in the last 12 months was 132.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 170.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (LU1 3PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Street, where police recorded 65 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.

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Crime Over Time in Albert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cowper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hibbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Townsley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townsley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoo Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Cowper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tavistock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seymour Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Surrey Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surrey Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surrey Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surrey Street —

Data Sources

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