Total Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 32.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Macaulay Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Challney , and the 129th 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 Macaulay Road (LU4 0LN) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Macaulay Road (LU4 0LN), the main crime hotspot is near Shelley Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Macaulay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hathaway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hathaway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Suffolk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cloisters Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Byron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Byron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmelite Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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