Crime Rates at London Road, Luton, LU1 3RG

London Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 165th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (LU1 3RG) in the last 12 months was 38.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (LU1 3RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ormsby Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.