Crime Rates at The Wickets, Luton, LU2 7LA

The Wickets area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in High Town , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Wickets (LU2 7LA) in the last 12 months was 140.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wickets (LU2 7LA), the main crime hotspot is near Plait Court. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.