Crime Rates at High Town Road, Luton, LU2 0BX

High Town Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 255th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Town Road (LU2 0BX) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Town Road (LU2 0BX), the main crime hotspot is near Duke Street. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.