Total Crime Rate

103.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.7 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 103.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Frederick Street Passage area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 161st 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 Frederick Street Passage (LU2 7RH) in the last 12 months was 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Frederick Street Passage (LU2 7RH), the main crime hotspot is near Plait Court. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Frederick Street Passage area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reginald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plait Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plait Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Plait Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plait Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plait Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plait Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plait Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plait Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dudley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dudley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingham Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Reginald Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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