Total Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wardown Crescent area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in High Town , and the 175th lowest crime rate of 583 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 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% lower than the High Town average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wardown Crescent (LU2 7JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenhill Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Bedford Road (8 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Alwyn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wardown Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Felstead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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