Crime Rate in Challney, ward

Challney has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Luton district and the 3214th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 452nd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Challney in the last 12 months was 57.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower than the Luton district average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Challney’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 412 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 34.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -61.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 512 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Challney ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.