Annual crime rate in Luton postcode area is 31.9, i.e. 31.9 crimes committed per annum per 1000 workday people. Compared to the national crime rate, Luton's crime rate is at 102%. Violent crime makes up 22.9% of all crimes committed in the postcode area. The total number of "violent crime" is 10.2k, and this number has increased by 38.2% when compared year-over-year in the period of May 2018 - April 2019.
31.9
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
102%
of national crime rate
22.9%
of all crimes
10.2k
crimes committed
38.2%
annual change
Luton violent crime rate comparison map
May 2018 - April 2019
Postcode sector
Crime rate vs. ENG & WLS rate
Crime rate per 1000 workday people
Total number of crimes
LU1 1
121%
38
711
LU1 2
258%
81
693
LU1 3
100%
31
581
LU1 4
78%
24
109
LU1 5
188%
59
556
LU2 0
143%
45
454
LU2 7
111%
35
496
LU2 8
59%
18
201
LU2 9
66%
21
369
LU3 1
103%
32
598
LU3 2
97%
30
363
LU3 3
103%
32
528
LU3 4
56%
18
72
LU4 0
102%
32
514
LU4 8
100%
31
510
LU4 9
91%
29
462
LU5 4
111%
35
472
LU5 5
119%
37
585
LU5 6
47%
15
88
LU6 1
134%
42
441
LU6 2
51%
16
104
LU6 3
90%
28
265
LU7 0
55%
17
119
LU7 1
105%
33
209
LU7 2
50%
16
114
LU7 3
87%
27
252
LU7 4
57%
18
142
LU7 9
69%
21
145
Luton violent crime rate rank
Violent crime rate is 31.9 crimes committed per 1,000 working people per annum. It's the 39. highest crime rate out of 104 England and Wales' postcode areas.
39.
highest crime rate out of 104 postcode areas
31.9
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
Luton violent crime rate compared to other areas
The total number of "violent crime" is 10.2k, and this number has increased by 38.2% when compared year-over-year in the period of May 2018 - April 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 May 2018 - April 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.
38.2%
annual change
31.9
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
10.2k
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.
