Total Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 40.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Macaulay Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Challney , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Macaulay Road (LU4 0LP) in the last 12 months was 40.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% lower than the Challney average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Macaulay Road (LU4 0LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Angus Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Macaulay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shelley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angus Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angus Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Browning Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Leghorn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chapter House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leagrave High Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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