Total Crime Rate

440.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 440.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 58.2 10/10
  • Public order 40.0 10/10
  • Other theft 34.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Drugs 20.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.7 9/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Midland Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 19th highest crime rate of 583 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 Midland Road (LU2 0BL) in the last 12 months was 440.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 28.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 169.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Midland Road (LU2 0BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 387 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (111 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Midland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Manchester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street
Sep 2025Burglary George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Manchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Manchester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Manchester Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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