Total Crime Rate

239.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 239.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.2 9/10
  • Public order 31.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.6 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
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

Villa Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 47th highest crime rate of 582 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 239.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% lower than the Central average (381.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 111.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% 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 294 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (97 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 (30/154)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Manchester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Manchester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Manchester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Manchester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Manchester Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manchester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plait Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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