Luton crime stats

February 2024

Most crimes, 10.7k crimes were violent crimes which is 32.2% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 95% of national crime rate. Theft from the person crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 11.1% over the last twelve months.Luton crime statistics
Crime categoryShare of all crimesRanking (95 postcode areas)% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
Violent crime →32.2%34. lowest95%10.7k-4.5%
Antisocial behaviour crime →17.9%31. highest118%5.9k-6.2%
Vehicle crime →8.9%21. highest144%2.9k-0.1%
Other theft crime →8.2%32. highest105%2.7k-5.8%
Public order crime →7.4%46. highest97%2.5k-15.6%
Criminal damage and arson crime →7.1%34. lowest93%2.4k-3.1%
Shoplifting crime →5.3%17. lowest77%1.7k9.6%
Burglary crime →4.0%48. highest95%1.3k-1.2%
Drugs crime →3.1%31. highest118%1.0k-6.1%
Other crime →1.7%47. highest99%574-5.6%
Possession of weapons crime →1.2%12. highest142%4125.1%
Theft from the person crime →1.1%27. highest53%35111.1%
Robbery crime →1.0%37. highest77%321-15.1%
Bicycle theft crime →0.9%42. lowest79%286-11.2%
Crime categoryShare of all crimesCrime rate ranking% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
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The category of "vehicle crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Vehicle crime" rate is at 144% of national crime rate which puts Luton on 21. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Vehicle crime" makes up 8.9% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "vehicle crime" is 2.9k cases and has decreased by 0.1% when compared year-over-year in the period of February 2023 - January 2024.

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