Total Crime Rate

230.6 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 230.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.6 10/10
  • Public order 30.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.6 10/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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 26th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 48th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Town Road (LU2 0FJ) in the last 12 months was 230.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 97.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Town Road (LU2 0FJ), the main crime hotspot is near Winch Street. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 23 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Treetop Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Winch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colin Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alice Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alice Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alice Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Treetop Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Treetop Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Treetop Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cherry Tree Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cherry Tree Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Oxen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Winch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Winch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Talbot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winch Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxen Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cherry Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winch Street —
Sep 2025Public order Talbot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kite Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kite Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kite Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winch Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winch Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winch Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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