Total Crime Rate

133.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 133.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

London Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 115th 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 London Road (LU1 3UG) in the last 12 months was 133.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (LU1 3UG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Cowper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehill Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Crescent —
Sep 2025Burglary Tavistock Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tavistock Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tavistock Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stockwood Crescent —
Sep 2025Robbery Stockwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cowper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoo Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 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 Cowper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tavistock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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