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

High Town Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 284th 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 0BZ) in the last 12 months was 62.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Town Road (LU2 0BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edward Street, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winch Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.