Total Crime Rate

111.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 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

Kingsway area has the 25th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 145th 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 Kingsway (LU4 8EJ) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% higher than the Beech Hill average (104.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 366.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (LU4 8EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunstable Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crosby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Churchill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Churchill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crosby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durbar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunstable Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beresford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunstable Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dunstable Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunstable Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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