Total Crime Rate

252.0 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 252.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.8 9/10
  • Public order 23.4 9/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Villa Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Villa Road (LU2 7NP) in the last 12 months was 252.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower than the Central average (394.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 119.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Villa Road (LU2 7NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 387 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (83 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Villa Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/136)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Collingdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Link Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Link Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Link Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Inkerman Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hucklesby Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inkerman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Alma Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lacrets Path —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lacrets Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manchester Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manchester Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manchester Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manchester Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manchester Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Manchester Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Manchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hucklesby Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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