Crime Rates at Tavistock Street, Luton, LU1 3UT

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 3UT) 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 3UT), 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.