Total Crime Rate

964.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 964.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 588.2 10/10
  • Public order 113.7 10/10
  • Other theft 86.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.1 10/10
  • Other crime 15.7 10/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.8 10/10
  • Robbery 11.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wyndham Road area has the highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Challney , and the 9th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wyndham Road (LU4 0EA) in the last 12 months was 964.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1586.0% higher than the Challney average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 150 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 185 (≈ 725.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wyndham Road (LU4 0EA), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 211 crimes here, including 167 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wyndham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calnwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calnwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Calnwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calnwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Calnwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Faringdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calnwood Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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