Crime Rates at Hastings Street, Luton, LU1 5XL

Hastings 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 Hastings Street (LU1 5XL) 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 Hastings Street (LU1 5XL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 563 crimes here, including 164 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.