Total Crime Rate

147.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.4 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 147.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Salisbury Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Farley , and the 97th highest crime rate of 582 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 147.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% higher than the Farley average (114.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 91.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salisbury Road (LU1 5AP), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 261 crimes here, including 156 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/114)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bonnick Close —
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buxton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Drugs Windsor Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windsor Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brecon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brecon Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stuart Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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