Total Crime Rate

410.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 410.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 160.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.4 10/10
  • Public order 32.1 10/10
  • Drugs 25.6 10/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Popes Court area has the 14th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 24th highest crime rate of 583 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 410.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% higher than the Central average (394.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 153.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Popes Court (LU2 7GL), the main crime hotspot is near The Larches. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Popes Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poppy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earls Meade Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knights Field —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Larches —
Sep 2025Robbery Cromwell Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poppy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Larches Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Earls Meade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregories Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregories Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Shires Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wensleydale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wensleydale —
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Data Sources

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