Total Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hitchin Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in High Town , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hitchin Road (LU2 7ST) in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% lower than the High Town average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hitchin Road (LU2 7ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moreton Road North (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hitchin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stephens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Wood Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Englefield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Englefield —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunningdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Talbot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Talbot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Oak Tree Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Row Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramridge Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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