Total Crime Rate

129.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 129.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.3 9/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Butterworth Path area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 119th highest crime rate of 583 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 Butterworth Path (LU2 0TP) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -68.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (β‰ˆ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butterworth Path (LU2 0TP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Butterworth Path area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luton β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Guildford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Guildford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Guildford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arden Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Arden Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Luton Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Guildford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorland Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorland Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorland Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour William Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plait Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albion Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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