Bedfordshire Police

Crime in Luton Central

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

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 6,493 crimes in last 12 months

8 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

6,493 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓0.3% vs Previous 12 Months

8/100 Safety Score

30.3% 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 — 6,493 total crimes recorded in Luton Central

Violent Crime

2,289

↑8%

Anti-Social Behaviour

970

↓7%

Shoplifting

562

↑15%

Vehicle Crime

499

↓28%

Other Theft

440

↓8%

Criminal Damage & Arson

437

↑6%

Public Order

406

↓7%

Drugs

279

↑19%

Burglary

198

↓7%

Other Crime

141

↑5%

Robbery

↑18%

Possession of Weapons

↑11%

Theft from Person

↓15%

Bicycle Theft

↓13%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Luton Central

365

02/23

493

03/23

449

04/23

477

05/23

518

06/23

583

07/23

575

08/23

556

09/23

512

10/23

469

11/23

422

12/23

504

01/24

436

02/24

489

03/24

512

04/24

569

05/24

580

06/24

621

07/24

591

08/24

544

09/24

562

10/24

508

11/24

602

12/24

501

01/25

412

02/25

547

03/25

553

04/25

654

05/25

577

06/25

618

07/25

616

08/25

496

09/25

466

10/25

550

11/25

483

12/25

521

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Luton Central (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Luton Central

January 2026 521 crimes December 2025 483 crimes November 2025 550 crimes October 2025 466 crimes September 2025 496 crimes August 2025 616 crimes July 2025 618 crimes June 2025 577 crimes May 2025 654 crimes April 2025 553 crimes March 2025 547 crimes February 2025 412 crimes January 2025 501 crimes December 2024 602 crimes November 2024 508 crimes October 2024 562 crimes September 2024 544 crimes August 2024 591 crimes July 2024 621 crimes June 2024 580 crimes May 2024 569 crimes April 2024 512 crimes March 2024 489 crimes February 2024 436 crimes January 2024 504 crimes December 2023 422 crimes November 2023 469 crimes October 2023 512 crimes September 2023 556 crimes August 2023 575 crimes July 2023 583 crimes June 2023 518 crimes May 2023 477 crimes April 2023 449 crimes March 2023 493 crimes February 2023 365 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 and North and West Luton South and East 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.