Total Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 7/10 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 82.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 18th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 218th 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 0TR) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% 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 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (47 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
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Luton Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour William Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albion Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luton β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Arden Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dudley Street β€”
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arden Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wensleydale β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wensleydale β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dudley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boyle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wenlock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Street β€”

Data Sources

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