Annual crime rate in Luton postcode area is 33.3, i.e. 33.3 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 26.0% of all crimes committed in the postcode area. The total number of "violent crime" is 10.6k, and this number has increased by 21.5% when compared year-over-year in the period of November 2018 - October 2019.
33.3
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
105%
of national crime rate
26.0%
of all crimes
10.6k
crimes committed
21.5%
annual change
Luton violent crime rate comparison map
November 2018 - October 2019
Postcode sector
Crime rate vs. ENG & WLS rate
Crime rate per 1000 workday people
Total number of crimes
LU1 1
121%
38
720
LU1 2
263%
84
718
LU1 3
104%
33
610
LU1 4
65%
21
93
LU1 5
183%
58
549
LU2 0
139%
44
450
LU2 7
112%
36
507
LU2 8
64%
20
222
LU2 9
70%
22
395
LU3 1
114%
36
674
LU3 2
97%
31
369
LU3 3
110%
35
571
LU3 4
53%
17
69
LU4 0
106%
34
544
LU4 8
89%
28
462
LU4 9
102%
33
527
LU5 4
110%
35
474
LU5 5
122%
39
613
LU5 6
63%
20
121
LU6 1
142%
45
475
LU6 2
59%
19
123
LU6 3
89%
28
267
LU7 0
58%
18
126
LU7 1
111%
35
223
LU7 2
48%
15
111
LU7 3
97%
31
284
LU7 4
62%
20
158
LU7 9
73%
23
156
Luton violent crime rate rank
Violent crime rate is 33.3 crimes committed per 1,000 working people per annum. It's the 37. highest crime rate out of 104 England and Wales' postcode areas.
37.
highest crime rate out of 104 postcode areas
33.3
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
Luton violent crime rate compared to other areas
The total number of "violent crime" is 10.6k, and this number has increased by 21.5% when compared year-over-year in the period of November 2018 - October 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 November 2018 - October 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.
21.5%
annual change
33.3
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
10.6k
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.
