Crime Rates at Castle Croft Road, Luton, LU1 5RL

Castle Croft Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Farley , and the 184th lowest crime rate of 582 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 Castle Croft Road (LU1 5RL) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% lower than the Farley average (114.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Croft Road (LU1 5RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Long Croft Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priestleys (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.