Total Crime Rate

101.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oban Terrace area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 166th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oban Terrace (LU1 1PH) in the last 12 months was 101.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% higher than the Beech Hill average (96.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oban Terrace (LU1 1PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Granville Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maple Road East (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oban Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcombe Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maple Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Newcombe Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Butlin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naseby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wimborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Ferndale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mulberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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