Luton crime stats
April 2024

The overall crime rate in Luton postcode area is 104 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 10.7k crimes were violent crimes which is 32.1% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 94% of national crime rate. Theft from the person crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 14.3% over the last twelve months.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 150% 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 9.0% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "vehicle crime" is 3.0k cases and has increased by 2.8% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Ranking (95 postcode areas)	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
Violent crime →	32.1%	38. lowest	94%	10.7k	-3.9%
Antisocial behaviour crime →	17.9%	30. highest	118%	5.9k	-5.4%
Vehicle crime →	9.0%	21. highest	150%	3.0k	2.8%
Other theft crime →	8.2%	26. highest	107%	2.7k	-6.0%
Public order crime →	7.4%	41. highest	98%	2.4k	-15.6%
Criminal damage and arson crime →	7.1%	39. lowest	93%	2.4k	-1.9%
Shoplifting crime →	5.4%	18. lowest	78%	1.8k	9.6%
Burglary crime →	3.9%	47. highest	96%	1.3k	2.1%
Drugs crime →	3.1%	26. highest	118%	1.0k	-4.9%
Other crime →	1.8%	44. highest	100%	581	0.2%
Possession of weapons crime →	1.2%	13. highest	141%	413	2.7%
Theft from the person crime →	1.1%	27. highest	58%	360	14.3%
Robbery crime →	0.9%	37. highest	77%	309	-16.9%
Bicycle theft crime →	0.9%	44. lowest	83%	290	-9.9%
Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Crime rate ranking	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
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