Total Crime Rate

76.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Hitchin Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 582 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 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hitchin Road (LU2 0ES), the main crime hotspot is near Moulton Rise. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hitchin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pomfret Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Alice Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chadwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treetop Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crescent Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hartley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alice Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery High Town Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kite Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kite Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falks Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Alice Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pomfret Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Moulton Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hart Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treetop Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Treetop Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Treetop Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Treetop Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winch Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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