Total Crime Rate

140.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 140.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Clarendon Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in High Town , and the 108th highest crime rate of 583 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 Clarendon Road (LU2 7PJ) in the last 12 months was 140.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 162.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarendon Road (LU2 7PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Dudley Street. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clarendon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Arden Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boyle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Plait Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plait Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Plait Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plait Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plait Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knights Field —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour William Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Havelock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arden Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wensleydale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wensleydale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dudley Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Havelock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wenlock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dudley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Frederick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frederick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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