Total Crime Rate

202.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.4 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 202.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 57.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

South Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 63rd 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 South Road (LU1 3UD) in the last 12 months was 202.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% lower 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (LU1 3UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ormsby Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somersby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spring Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spring Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spring Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sackville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sackville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tavistock Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
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Data Sources

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