Total Crime Rate

128.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 128.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Other theft 22.8 10/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tennyson Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 121st 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 Tennyson Road (LU1 3RR) in the last 12 months was 128.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Road (LU1 3RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arthur Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tennyson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hibbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ormsby Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hibbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somersby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hibbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cutenhoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cutenhoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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