Total Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 57.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 16.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Colin Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in High Town , and the 267th lowest 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 Colin Road (LU2 7RX) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% lower than the High Town average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colin Road (LU2 7RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winch Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Treetop Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winch Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Talbot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Treetop Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Treetop Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Treetop Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treetop Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chadwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treetop Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Talbot Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Talbot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alice Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alice Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alice Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Court —
Apr 2026Robbery Richmond Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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