Total Crime Rate
161.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Windsor Walk 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 Windsor Walk (LU1 5DR) 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 Windsor Walk (LU1 5DR), 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 | Other theft | Peel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Buxton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Napier Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Napier Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Napier Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Napier Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Buxton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Winsdon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Napier Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winsdon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
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