Total Crime Rate

271.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 271.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crescent Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 40th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crescent Road (LU2 0AB) in the last 12 months was 271.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% lower than the Central average (381.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 137.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Road (LU2 0AB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 137 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crescent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Moulton Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moulton Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hartley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crescent Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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