Crime Rates at Hitchin Road, Luton, LU2 0EW

Hitchin Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hitchin Road (LU2 0EW) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hitchin Road (LU2 0EW), 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.