Total Crime Rate

122.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 122.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cobden Street area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 582 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 Cobden Street (LU2 0NG) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 68.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobden Street (LU2 0NG), the main crime hotspot is near Duke Street. Police recorded 98 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 Cobden Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alice Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alice Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Court
Apr 2026Robbery Richmond Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Taylor Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery High Town Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hartley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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