Total Crime Rate

51.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 51.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wardown Crescent area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in High Town , and the 232nd lowest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wardown Crescent (LU2 7JU) in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower than the High Town average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wardown Crescent (LU2 7JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alwyn Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Bedford Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wardown Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alwyn Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wychwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wychwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Westbury Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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