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

High Town Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 582 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 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Town Road (LU2 0BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winch Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edward Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.