Total Crime Rate

148.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.8 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 148.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Adelaide Street area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 96th highest crime rate of 582 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 Adelaide Street (LU1 5BJ) in the last 12 months was 148.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adelaide Street (LU1 5BJ), 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 Adelaide Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/187)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper George Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street West Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime George Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Walk —
Apr 2026Drugs Windsor Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windsor Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hastings Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stuart Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stuart Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Link —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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