Crime Rates at Old Orchard, Luton, LU1 3SL

Old Orchard area has the 13th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Orchard (LU1 3SL) in the last 12 months was 415.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% higher 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 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 84.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Orchard (LU1 3SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windsor Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.