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Luton Town Centre — Neighbourhood Policing Team

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Recorded crime — June 2026

270 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (241): ▲ 29 (12%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

  • Violence and sexual offences70 · 26%
  • Anti-social behaviour38 · 14%
  • Public order25 · 9%
  • Drugs24 · 9%
  • Shoplifting24 · 9%
  • Other theft19 · 7%
  • Robbery14 · 5%
  • Criminal damage and arson12 · 4%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

219 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

  • Investigation complete; no suspect identified96 · 44%
  • Unable to prosecute suspect63 · 29%
  • Awaiting court outcome32 · 15%
  • Local resolution12 · 5%
  • Formal action is not in the public interest12 · 5%
  • Further action is not in the public interest3 · 1%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

Community Identified Priority for TOWN CENTRE JANUARY 26 - AUGUST 26 The following have been identified as the community priority for this quarter: ROBBERY, RETAIL THEFT, DRUG DEALING, ASB , AGGRESSIVE BEGGING, STREET DRINKING, E-SCOOTERS/BIKES These have been identified from the Bedfordshire Talking Survey and crime data. These priorities will be targeted by the Local Community Policing Team through specific enforcement operations such as Operation FORESIGHT. If you have any concerns regarding your local area please contact your local officers via: LutonTCNPT@beds.police.uk

JANUARY - Four OP Foresight days with 18 arrests and 39 Stop Searches across the days. These arrests for Robbery, Burglary, Drug supply Class A and B and Affray 02/01/2026 - Shoezone & TK Max, The Point Luton was contacted via Phone call to speak about Shoplifting at the location, Theft rates have reduced since the amount of reports raised. 12/01/2026 - Luton Library was visited due to ongoing issues regarding ASB happening, the Library/Theatre manger were spoken to and outlined the overall issue and what police are doing to overcome the issue OP Scoot: 45 illegal e-bikes and scooters seized February: Five OP Foresight days with 24 Arrests and 78 Stop searches across the days. These arrests for drug supply Class A and Class B, Assault emergency workers and Racially Aggravated Public Order, Keeping a brother, Slavery, False imprisonment, Affray, Theft from Shop and Possession of Bladed article. March: 10 Arrests 17 Stop searches 1 Large Knife Seized April: 5 Arrests 4 Stop searches 47 illegal e-bikes and scooters seized 3 CPNWs May: 5 Arrests 9 Stop searches 52 illegal e-bikes and scooters seized 444 Knifes Seized as part of OP SCEPTRE

Set: 2026-04-01

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Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Bedfordshire Police.