Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Burglary 31.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • 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

Hart Hill Drive area has the 37th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 80th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hart Hill Drive (LU2 0AX) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hart Hill Drive (LU2 0AX), the main crime hotspot is near Moulton Rise. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hart Hill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Moulton Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falks Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Luton Dunstable Busway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Luton Dunstable Busway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moulton Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Farnley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Farnley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crescent Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Farnley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitecroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitecroft Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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