Total Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Butterworth Path area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 144th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Butterworth Path (LU2 0TR) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% 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 Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butterworth Path (LU2 0TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Butterworth Path area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Arden Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hucklesby Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Albion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Albion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wensleydale Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Place
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Matthews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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