Total Crime Rate

214.6 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 214.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.1 10/10
  • Drugs 21.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Clydesdale Road area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Lewsey , and the 59th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clydesdale Road (LU4 0NQ) in the last 12 months was 214.6 per 1,000 residents and was 268.7% higher than the Lewsey average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 94.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clydesdale Road (LU4 0NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hereford Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clydesdale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jillifer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cloisters Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roydon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roydon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmelite Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minorca Way
Sep 2025Drugs Suffolk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Angus Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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