Total Crime Rate

153.2 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 153.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.6 9/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Salisbury Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Farley , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salisbury Road (LU1 5AP) in the last 12 months was 153.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% higher than the Farley average (116.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 94.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salisbury Road (LU1 5AP), 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 Salisbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winsdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Windsor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anthony Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corncastle Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chiltern Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anthony Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chiltern Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rothesay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruthin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ruthin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cardiff Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rothesay Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothesay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Chiltern Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Walk Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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