Total Crime Rate

453.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 453.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 290.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.3 10/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Old Orchard area has the 11th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 16th highest crime rate of 582 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 453.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% higher than the Central average (381.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 96.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% 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 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 Old Orchard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somersby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tavistock Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Crescent 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 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ormsby Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkland Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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