Crime Rates at Western Road, Luton, LU1 5HY

Western Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Farley , and the 126th 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 Western Road (LU1 5HY) in the last 12 months was 122.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% higher than the Farley average (116.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (LU1 5HY), 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.