Total Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wordsworth Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Challney , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Road (LU4 0LH) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower than the Challney average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Road (LU4 0LH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poets Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jillifer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmelite Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Suffolk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Byron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Byron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cloisters Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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