Crime Rates at Cambridge Street, Luton, LU1 3QS

Cambridge Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 201st highest crime rate of 582 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 Cambridge Street (LU1 3QS) in the last 12 months was 87.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% lower than the Central average (381.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Street (LU1 3QS), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsland Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.