Total Crime Rate

340.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 340.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 152.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · 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 highest crime rate of 30 local areas in High Town , and the 28th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hitchin Road (LU2 7UT) in the last 12 months was 340.0 per 1,000 residents and was 256.1% higher than the High Town average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 245.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hitchin Road (LU2 7UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (13 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Butterfield Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Venetia Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Venetia Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Venetia Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Venetia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Venetia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Venetia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Venetia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Butterfield Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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