Bedfordshire Police

Crime in Luton and North and West

Street-level crime statistics for Luton and North and West based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 5,657 crimes in last 12 months

9 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

5,657 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓4.3% vs Previous 12 Months

9/100 Safety Score

27.4% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 5,657 total crimes recorded in Luton and North and West

Violent Crime

2,339

Anti-Social Behaviour

784

↓15%

Criminal Damage & Arson

429

Vehicle Crime

421

↓27%

Public Order

403

Other Theft

330

Drugs

233

↑34%

Shoplifting

225

↓22%

Other Crime

160

↑8%

Burglary

135

↓31%

Possession of Weapons

Robbery

↑22%

Bicycle Theft

↑70%

Theft from Person

↓28%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Luton and North and West

416

02/23

450

03/23

421

04/23

497

05/23

548

06/23

487

07/23

446

08/23

527

09/23

471

10/23

477

11/23

445

12/23

464

01/24

499

02/24

487

03/24

480

04/24

592

05/24

542

06/24

494

07/24

491

08/24

484

09/24

484

10/24

475

11/24

469

12/24

411

01/25

393

02/25

462

03/25

461

04/25

508

05/25

509

06/25

513

07/25

527

08/25

445

09/25

531

10/25

494

11/25

394

12/25

420

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Luton and North and West (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Luton and North and West

January 2026 420 crimes December 2025 394 crimes November 2025 494 crimes October 2025 531 crimes September 2025 445 crimes August 2025 527 crimes July 2025 513 crimes June 2025 509 crimes May 2025 508 crimes April 2025 461 crimes March 2025 462 crimes February 2025 393 crimes January 2025 411 crimes December 2024 469 crimes November 2024 475 crimes October 2024 484 crimes September 2024 484 crimes August 2024 491 crimes July 2024 494 crimes June 2024 542 crimes May 2024 592 crimes April 2024 480 crimes March 2024 487 crimes February 2024 499 crimes January 2024 464 crimes December 2023 445 crimes November 2023 477 crimes October 2023 471 crimes September 2023 527 crimes August 2023 446 crimes July 2023 487 crimes June 2023 548 crimes May 2023 497 crimes April 2023 421 crimes March 2023 450 crimes February 2023 416 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Bedfordshire Police

Bromham, Oakley, Wootton Wilstead, Shortstown, Willington Riseley, Wyboston Flitwick, Ampthill, Marston and Cranfield Biggleswade, Sandy, Potton and Shefford Leighton Buzzard and Rural Dunstable and Rural Houghton Regis and Rural Luton South and East Luton Central Luton Town Centre Luton Airport Kingsbrook, Kempston, Cauldwell Queens Park and Castle Harpur, Brickhill and De Parys Putnoe, Goldington, Newnham View all Bedfordshire Police neighbourhoods

Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.