Total Crime Rate

493.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

160.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 493.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 198.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 160.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.6 10/10
  • Other theft 38.5 10/10
  • Public order 38.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Robbery 19.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Popes Court area has the 9th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 14th highest crime rate of 582 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 Popes Court (LU2 7GL) in the last 12 months was 493.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% higher than the Central average (381.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 160.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Popes Court (LU2 7GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarendon Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Popes Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Shires —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Larches Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Larches Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Larches Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Shires Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingham Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Wensleydale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earls Meade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Earls Meade Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Earls Meade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cromwell Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gregories Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Clarendon Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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