Total Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Blyth Place area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 267th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blyth Place (LU1 5ED) in the last 12 months was 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% lower than the Central average (394.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blyth Place (LU1 5ED), 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 Blyth Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Robbery Buxton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stuart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Buxton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Stockwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stockwood Crescent —
Sep 2025Robbery Napier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Napier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Napier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stuart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Crescent —
Sep 2025Burglary Tavistock Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tavistock Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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