Crime Rates at West Street, Lilley, Luton, LU2 8LN

West Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Cadwell , and the 148th highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

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 West Street (LU2 8LN) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% higher than the Cadwell average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (LU2 8LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Street, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Street (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.