Total Crime Rate

440.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 440.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 58.2 10/10
  • Public order 40.0 10/10
  • Other theft 34.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Drugs 20.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.7 9/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Town Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 19th highest crime rate of 583 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 0DQ) in the last 12 months was 440.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 28.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 169.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Town Road (LU2 0DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Town Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albion Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hartley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wenlock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crescent Rise —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arden Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Arden Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luton —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Luton Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Under investigation

Data Sources

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