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Other theft in Luton 12 months to June 2026
5.9per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 1,394 other theft offences in Luton in the 12 months to June 2026, down 12.4% (198) on the previous 12 months. That is 5.9 per 1,000 residents against 6.5 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Other theft” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 236,380 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 100 200 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 210 offences October 2011: 219 offences November 2011: 176 offences December 2011: 185 offences January 2012: 205 offences February 2012: 162 offences March 2012: 172 offences April 2012: 153 offences May 2012: 203 offences June 2012: 186 offences July 2012: 182 offences August 2012: 180 offences September 2012: 196 offences October 2012: 211 offences November 2012: 194 offences December 2012: 183 offences January 2013: 203 offences February 2013: 225 offences March 2013: 199 offences April 2013: 155 offences May 2013: 166 offences June 2013: 160 offences July 2013: 171 offences August 2013: 169 offences September 2013: 152 offences October 2013: 157 offences November 2013: 134 offences December 2013: 137 offences January 2014: 200 offences February 2014: 164 offences March 2014: 138 offences April 2014: 185 offences May 2014: 200 offences June 2014: 184 offences July 2014: 181 offences August 2014: 173 offences September 2014: 193 offences October 2014: 175 offences November 2014: 147 offences December 2014: 152 offences January 2015: 146 offences February 2015: 150 offences March 2015: 148 offences April 2015: 134 offences May 2015: 184 offences June 2015: 171 offences July 2015: 188 offences August 2015: 169 offences September 2015: 154 offences October 2015: 131 offences November 2015: 137 offences December 2015: 148 offences January 2016: 143 offences February 2016: 148 offences March 2016: 174 offences April 2016: 172 offences May 2016: 170 offences June 2016: 157 offences July 2016: 156 offences August 2016: 177 offences September 2016: 159 offences October 2016: 187 offences November 2016: 166 offences December 2016: 152 offences January 2017: 190 offences February 2017: 167 offences March 2017: 171 offences April 2017: 182 offences May 2017: 169 offences June 2017: 172 offences July 2017: 183 offences August 2017: 164 offences September 2017: 153 offences October 2017: 168 offences November 2017: 133 offences December 2017: 148 offences January 2018: 161 offences February 2018: 142 offences March 2018: 166 offences April 2018: 162 offences May 2018: 207 offences June 2018: 182 offences July 2018: 211 offences August 2018: 196 offences September 2018: 172 offences October 2018: 191 offences November 2018: 189 offences December 2018: 185 offences January 2019: 178 offences February 2019: 165 offences March 2019: 182 offences April 2019: 193 offences May 2019: 148 offences June 2019: 150 offences July 2019: 210 offences August 2019: 187 offences September 2019: 154 offences October 2019: 183 offences November 2019: 183 offences December 2019: 165 offences January 2020: 165 offences February 2020: 141 offences March 2020: 116 offences April 2020: 81 offences May 2020: 79 offences June 2020: 109 offences July 2020: 119 offences August 2020: 120 offences September 2020: 113 offences October 2020: 132 offences November 2020: 110 offences December 2020: 110 offences January 2021: 86 offences February 2021: 74 offences March 2021: 89 offences April 2021: 78 offences May 2021: 105 offences June 2021: 122 offences July 2021: 129 offences August 2021: 129 offences September 2021: 118 offences October 2021: 102 offences November 2021: 107 offences December 2021: 129 offences January 2022: 104 offences February 2022: 123 offences March 2022: 137 offences April 2022: 138 offences May 2022: 146 offences June 2022: 136 offences July 2022: 153 offences August 2022: 142 offences September 2022: 170 offences October 2022: 145 offences November 2022: 132 offences December 2022: 143 offences January 2023: 142 offences February 2023: 124 offences March 2023: 135 offences April 2023: 128 offences May 2023: 136 offences June 2023: 151 offences July 2023: 152 offences August 2023: 155 offences September 2023: 143 offences October 2023: 159 offences November 2023: 144 offences December 2023: 140 offences January 2024: 146 offences February 2024: 136 offences March 2024: 115 offences April 2024: 131 offences May 2024: 161 offences June 2024: 132 offences July 2024: 124 offences August 2024: 119 offences September 2024: 125 offences October 2024: 129 offences November 2024: 131 offences December 2024: 136 offences January 2025: 109 offences February 2025: 125 offences March 2025: 133 offences April 2025: 140 offences May 2025: 145 offences June 2025: 176 offences July 2025: 117 offences August 2025: 124 offences September 2025: 117 offences October 2025: 119 offences November 2025: 112 offences December 2025: 123 offences January 2026: 98 offences February 2026: 106 offences March 2026: 114 offences April 2026: 130 offences May 2026: 114 offences June 2026: 120 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value Each year since 2011 Year to Offences Per 1,000 Population year June 2011 4,993 (partial) — — June 2012 2,269 11.0 2012 June 2013 595 2.8 2013 June 2014 725 3.4 2014 June 2015 275 1.3 2015 June 2016 248 1.1 2016 June 2017 182 0.8 2017 June 2018 236 1.1 2018 June 2019 413 1.9 2019 June 2020 352 1.6 2020 June 2021 404 1.8 2021 June 2022 402 1.8 2022 June 2023 419 1.8 2023 June 2024 384 1.6 2024 June 2025 510 2.2 2025 June 2026 474 2.0 2025
What this measures Theft not covered by the more specific theft categories, such as theft from work or from a garden.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Luton Violence and sexual offences 7,894 offences 33.4per 1,000 Shoplifting 1,888 offences 8.0per 1,000 Vehicle crime 1,601 offences 6.8per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,482 offences 6.3per 1,000 Public order 1,472 offences 6.2per 1,000 Drugs 1,128 offences 4.8per 1,000 Burglary 581 offences 2.5per 1,000 Other crime 474 offences 2.0per 1,000 Robbery 364 offences 1.5per 1,000 Possession of weapons 342 offences 1.4per 1,000 Theft from the person 233 offences 1.0per 1,000 Bicycle theft 135 offences 0.6per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by other theft rate · All recorded crime in Luton