Annual crime rate in Luton postcode area is 33.4, i.e. 33.4 crimes committed per annum per 1000 workday people. Compared to the national crime rate, Luton's crime rate is at 105%. Violent crime makes up 26.4% of all crimes committed in the postcode area. The total number of "violent crime" is 10.7k, and this number has increased by 18.3% when compared year-over-year in the period of December 2018 - November 2019.
33.4
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
105%
of national crime rate
26.4%
of all crimes
10.7k
crimes committed
18.3%
annual change
Luton violent crime rate comparison map
December 2018 - November 2019
Postcode sector
Crime rate vs. ENG & WLS rate
Crime rate per 1000 workday people
Total number of crimes
LU1 1
121%
38
721
LU1 2
260%
83
708
LU1 3
105%
33
616
LU1 4
58%
19
83
LU1 5
186%
59
555
LU2 0
138%
44
445
LU2 7
113%
36
510
LU2 8
64%
20
222
LU2 9
70%
22
393
LU3 1
115%
37
679
LU3 2
97%
31
365
LU3 3
113%
36
587
LU3 4
55%
17
71
LU4 0
105%
33
539
LU4 8
88%
28
454
LU4 9
104%
33
533
LU5 4
112%
36
483
LU5 5
127%
40
633
LU5 6
62%
20
119
LU6 1
143%
46
479
LU6 2
60%
19
125
LU6 3
89%
28
265
LU7 0
55%
18
121
LU7 1
114%
36
230
LU7 2
50%
16
115
LU7 3
98%
31
287
LU7 4
66%
21
167
LU7 9
69%
22
148
Luton violent crime rate rank
Violent crime rate is 33.4 crimes committed per 1,000 working people per annum. It's the 34. highest crime rate out of 104 England and Wales' postcode areas.
34.
highest crime rate out of 104 postcode areas
33.4
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
Luton violent crime rate compared to other areas
The total number of "violent crime" is 10.7k, and this number has increased by 18.3% when compared year-over-year in the period of December 2018 - November 2019. 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 December 2018 - November 2019 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.
18.3%
annual change
33.4
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
10.7k
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 committed in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years.
