Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.9 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 85.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hitchin Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in High Town , and the 207th 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 Hitchin Road (LU2 7UF) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower than the High Town average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hitchin Road (LU2 7UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Venetia Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mixes Hill Road (11 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Venetia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Thomas'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charmbury Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Thomas'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hitchin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hitchin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Thomas'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stopsley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Thomas'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Venetia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tancred Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Venetia Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Venetia Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Venetia Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Venetia Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Venetia Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Venetia Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tancred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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