Crime Rates at William Street, Luton, LU2 7RE

William Street 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 William Street (LU2 7RE) 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 William Street (LU2 7RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.