Total Crime Rate

38.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 38.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cloisters Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Challney , and the 169th 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 Cloisters Road (LU4 0NJ) in the last 12 months was 38.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cloisters Road (LU4 0NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Suffolk Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shelley Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cloisters Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloisters Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloisters Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shelley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leagrave High Street
Apr 2026Other theft Chapter House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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