Total Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.0 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 61.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Whitby Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 288th lowest crime rate of 582 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 Whitby Road (LU3 1BQ) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% lower than the Beech Hill average (96.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitby Road (LU3 1BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Waldeck Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Francis Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Moor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellenhall Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellenhall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellenhall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ellenhall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenhall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenhall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenhall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenhall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biscot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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