Recorded crime rate in Luton
Bedfordshire · Community Safety Partnership · financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025)
What is the recorded crime rate in Luton and how does it compare with other areas?
Luton (Bedfordshire) recorded 150.4 offences per 1,000 residents in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) — 1% above the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000, ranking 116 of 310 Community Safety Partnerships. Gera Local Crime Index: 91/100. Source: Home Office CSP open data, published 23 April 2026.
Gera Local Crime Index — Luton
Rank 116 of 310 Community Safety Partnerships · 150.4 offences / 1,000 residents
1% above the CSP-level average of 149.3 / 1,000
- Recorded crime / 1,000
- 150.4
- Total recorded offences
- 35,130
- vs CSP average
- +1%
- Gera Local Crime Index
- 91 /100
- National rank
- #116 of 310
- Population (ONS 2023)
- 234k
Offence breakdown — Luton
Rate per 1,000 residents, financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025).
| Offence group | Rate / 1,000 |
|---|---|
| Violence against the person | 54.3 |
| Theft offences | 52.0 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11.6 |
| Public order offences | 12.2 |
| Drug offences | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 2.3 |
Note: fraud is recorded centrally (not by area) and is excluded from all figures. Sexual offences and miscellaneous crimes against society are included in the total but not shown individually to preserve data sensitivity.
Compare Luton with other areas
Sort all 310 CSPs by offence type — or filter to Bedfordshire areas only.
Showing top 3 areas · Total crime rate per 1,000 residents · financial year 2024/25 (Apr 2024–Mar 2025) · Home Office CSP open data, OGL v3.0
| Area (CSP) | Police force | Total / 1,000 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luton(this page) | Bedfordshire | 150.4 | 116 |
| Bedford | Bedfordshire | 139.7 | 138 |
| Central Bedfordshire | Bedfordshire | 88.5 | 276 |
Rates are per 1,000 resident population. These are neutral official statistics — recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population, not how safe a place is.
Luton crime — frequently asked questions
- What is the recorded crime rate in Luton?
- Luton recorded 150.4 offences per 1,000 residents in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (35,130 recorded offences across a population of 233,640), according to official Home Office police-recorded-crime statistics at Community Safety Partnership level.
- How does Luton's crime rate compare with other CSPs in England and Wales?
- Luton ranks 116 out of 310 Community Safety Partnerships by recorded-crime rate in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Its rate of 150.4 per 1,000 is 1% above the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending, and are context rather than a measure of safety.
- What is the Gera Local Crime Index for Luton?
- Luton scores 91/100 on the Gera Local Crime Index (GLCI), a normalised index computed by GeraRent from official Home Office CSP recorded-crime data. A score of 100 corresponds to the lowest recorded-crime rate among all 310 included CSPs; 0 corresponds to the highest. The index allows like-for-like comparison across all areas. Methodology: /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.
- What is the violence against the person rate in Luton?
- Police recorded 54.3 violence-against-the-person offences per 1,000 residents in Luton in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (official Home Office CSP statistics). This offence group covers assault, harassment, and public order violence.
- What is the theft offence rate in Luton?
- There were 52.0 theft offences per 1,000 residents recorded in Luton in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (Home Office CSP statistics). Theft offences include shoplifting, vehicle crime, bicycle theft, and other property theft.
- Which police force covers Luton?
- Luton falls within the Bedfordshire police force area. The crime figures here are compiled by the Home Office from data submitted by Bedfordshire at Community Safety Partnership level. CSPs are sub-divisions of police force areas used for local crime and disorder reporting.
- Where does this Luton crime data come from?
- These are official recorded-crime statistics from the Home Office 'Police recorded crime Community Safety Partnership open data' tables (financial year 2024/25, published 23 April 2026). The rate per 1,000 uses ONS mid-2023 population estimates for the matching local authority. Figures exclude fraud (recorded centrally) and cover the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Both sources are © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Other CSPs in Bedfordshire
Also see: Bedfordshire police force area crime rate (PFA level) and the Gera Liveability Index.
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Search rentals in LutonReference period: financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (population: ONS mid-2023 local authority estimates). Source: Home Office — Police recorded crime by Community Safety Partnership (CSP) + ONS mid-2023 local authority population estimates. Contains Home Office and Office for National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Recorded-crime rates are official statistics presented as neutral context only and must not be used to characterise or stigmatise any area or its residents. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Gera Local Crime Index methodology at /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.