Total Crime Rate

83.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 17th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 217th 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 Havelock Road (LU2 7PW) in the last 12 months was 83.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Havelock Road (LU2 7PW), the main crime hotspot is near Duke Street. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Havelock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Place —
Apr 2026Robbery High Town Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Matthews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Havelock Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Albion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Albion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dudley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dudley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Under investigation
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Data Sources

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