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

High Town Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in High Town , and the 148th 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 0DB) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% lower than the High Town average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Town Road (LU2 0DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winch Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Treetop Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.