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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in LU1: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

LU1 recorded 744 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 11.44 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 34.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 4.5% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring134.01 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment744 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 4.5% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

744
trending_up +14.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

134.01per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,815

Within LU1 district

Luton

65,023

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Shopping Area Map
total: 30 Shoplifting: 17 Violence and sexual offences: 6
30
Bridge Street Map
total: 23 Other theft: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 5
23
Petrol Station Map
total: 18 Other theft: 14 Criminal damage and arson: 2
18
Flowers Way Map
total: 18 Public order: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 5
18
Police Station Map
total: 18 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Public order: 4
18
Shopping Area Map
total: 17 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Other theft: 4
17
Newlands Road Map
total: 13 Criminal damage and arson: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 2
13
Gipsy Lane Map
total: 13 Vehicle crime: 7 Shoplifting: 2
13
George Street Map
total: 13 Other theft: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 3
13
Further/Higher Educational Building Map
total: 13 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 2
13

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
744 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
253
34.0%
Anti-social Behaviour
100
13.4%
Other Theft
65
8.7%
Vehicle Crime
63
8.5%
Public Order
57
7.7%
Shoplifting
49
6.6%
Criminal Damage & Arson
48
6.5%
Drug Offences
47
6.3%
Other Crime
16
2.2%
Robbery
11
1.5%
Burglary
10
1.3%
Bicycle Theft
9
1.2%
Weapons Possession
8
1.1%
Theft from Person
8
1.1%

Crime Analysis: LU1

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in LU1 at 34.0%. Anti-social Behaviour (13.4%) and Other Theft (8.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in LU1 has fallen slightly — by 4.5%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for LU1 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +14.5%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -4.5%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.4%

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