Total Crime Rate

453.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 453.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 82.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Drugs 46.4 10/10
  • Other theft 33.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.5 10/10
  • Public order 30.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Windsor Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 17th highest crime rate of 583 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 Windsor Street (LU1 3UB) in the last 12 months was 453.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% higher than the Central average (394.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -49.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 157.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windsor Street (LU1 3UB), the main crime hotspot is near Flowers Way. Police recorded 272 crimes here, including 141 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windsor Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Tavistock Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Windsor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street West
Sep 2025Public order George Street West Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime George Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tavistock Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tavistock Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ruthin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruthin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flowers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flowers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flowers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flowers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flowers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flowers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flowers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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