Total Crime Rate

394.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.3 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 394.8 10/10
  • Other theft 227.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 66.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.7 5/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Tavistock Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 21st 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 Tavistock Street (LU1 3UR) in the last 12 months was 394.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% higher than the Central average (381.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tavistock Street (LU1 3UR), the main crime hotspot is near Flowers Way. Police recorded 246 crimes here, including 136 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tavistock Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/104)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 Under investigation
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 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 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelvin Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Flowers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cowper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tavistock Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flowers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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