Total Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 60.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 1.3 1/10
  • Other crime 1.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Latimer Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 278th lowest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Latimer Road (LU1 3XE) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 84.2% lower than the Central average (381.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Latimer Road (LU1 3XE), 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 Latimer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baker Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hibbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hibbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Park Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Flowers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flowers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelvin Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hibbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flowers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Flowers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Flowers Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Flowers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Way —
Apr 2026Public order Flowers Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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