Crime Rates at Hitchin Road, Luton, LU2 0ES

Hitchin Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hitchin Road (LU2 0ES) in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hitchin Road (LU2 0ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winch Street, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moulton Rise (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.