Total Crime Rate

90.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crescent Rise area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 191st highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crescent Rise (LU2 0AT) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Rise (LU2 0AT), the main crime hotspot is near Duke Street. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crescent Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other crime Moulton Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery High Town Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falks Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moulton Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crescent Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hartley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Taylor Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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