Total Crime Rate

161.6 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 161.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 1.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wellington Street area has the 37th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 85th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Street (LU1 5AF) in the last 12 months was 161.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Street (LU1 5AF), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 245 crimes here, including 150 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Napier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Buxton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Buxton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winsdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winsdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winsdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winsdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Winsdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Napier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stuart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stuart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road
Sep 2025Other theft Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Napier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Road
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Windsor Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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