Total Crime Rate
161.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dumfries 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 Dumfries Street (LU1 5BP) 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 Dumfries Street (LU1 5BP), 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.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chiltern Rise | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hillborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | George Street West | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stockwood Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stockwood Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | George Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Castle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardiff Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Peel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Peel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wellington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Peel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peel Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peel Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Castle Street | Under investigation |
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