Total Crime Rate

157.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 157.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

London Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 88th 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 3UQ) in the last 12 months was 157.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (LU1 3UQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoo Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Stockwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stockwood Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehill Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hibbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tavistock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order 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 2025Theft from the person Windsor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wild Cherry Drive β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cowper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cowper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Crescent β€”

Data Sources

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