Total Crime Rate

159.5 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 159.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 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

North Street area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 87th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Street (LU2 7QN) in the last 12 months was 159.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% lower than the Central average (394.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Street (LU2 7QN), the main crime hotspot is near Duke Street. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richmond Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oxen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxen Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wenlock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hartley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kite Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kite Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kite Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alice Court —
Sep 2025Public order Havelock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Havelock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alice Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alice Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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