Total Crime Rate

196.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 196.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Havelock Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in High Town , and the 65th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Havelock Road (LU2 7PP) in the last 12 months was 196.1 per 1,000 residents and was 96.8% higher than the High Town average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 81.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Havelock Road (LU2 7PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arden Place, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edward Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Havelock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reginald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Reginald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reginald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reginald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mussons Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wensleydale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Matthews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dudley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Havelock Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Place —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Arden Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dudley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mountfield Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Edward Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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