Total Crime Rate

356.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 356.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 130.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.5 10/10
  • Other theft 29.1 10/10
  • Public order 29.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.9 9/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Town Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 26th highest crime rate of 582 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 High Town Road (LU2 0DD) in the last 12 months was 356.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 130.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Town Road (LU2 0DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 410 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (163 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Town Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/157)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dudley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dudley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reginald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Reginald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reginald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reginald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mussons Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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