Annual crime rate in Luton postcode area is 29.2, i.e. 29.2 crimes committed per annum per 1000 workday people. Compared to the national crime rate, Luton's crime rate is at 97%. Violent crime makes up 21.2% of all crimes committed in the postcode area. The total number of "violent crime" is 9.3k, and this number has increased by 30.9% when compared year-over-year in the period of January 2018 - December 2018.
29.2
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
97%
of national crime rate
21.2%
of all crimes
9.3k
crimes committed
30.9%
annual change
Luton violent crime rate comparison map
January 2018 - December 2018
Postcode sector
Crime rate vs. ENG & WLS rate
Crime rate per 1000 workday people
Total number of crimes
LU1 1
117%
35
665
LU1 2
248%
75
641
LU1 3
90%
27
502
LU1 4
67%
20
90
LU1 5
182%
55
517
LU2 0
138%
42
424
LU2 7
102%
31
438
LU2 8
53%
16
174
LU2 9
58%
18
313
LU3 1
97%
29
544
LU3 2
95%
29
340
LU3 3
92%
28
455
LU3 4
61%
19
76
LU4 0
102%
31
495
LU4 8
96%
29
470
LU4 9
87%
26
425
LU5 4
117%
35
479
LU5 5
110%
33
521
LU5 6
49%
15
89
LU6 1
123%
37
391
LU6 2
48%
14
94
LU6 3
86%
26
246
LU7 0
54%
16
112
LU7 1
104%
32
200
LU7 2
50%
15
110
LU7 3
82%
25
228
LU7 4
52%
16
126
LU7 9
63%
19
129
Luton violent crime rate rank
Violent crime rate is 29.2 crimes committed per 1,000 working people per annum. It's the 49. highest crime rate out of 104 England and Wales' postcode areas.
49.
highest crime rate out of 104 postcode areas
29.2
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
Luton violent crime rate compared to other areas
The total number of "violent crime" is 9.3k, and this number has increased by 30.9% when compared year-over-year in the period of January 2018 - December 2018. In the graph below, postcode area are compared by crime rate and crime rate percentage change. Crime rate percentage change compares the postcode area crime rate between January 2018 - December 2018 to the postcode area crime rate in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle reflects the number of total crimes committed. The bigger the circle, the higher the number of crimes committed in the postcode area.
30.9%
annual change
29.2
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
9.3k
crimes committed
Crime rate percentage changeCrime rate per 1000 workday people
Luton violent crime rate
Annual crime rate per 1000 workday people
Luton violent crime seasonality
Total number of crimes commited in a given calendar month(1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years.