Crime Rates at Suffolk Close, Luton, LU4 0NY

Suffolk Close area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Lewsey , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Suffolk Close (LU4 0NY) in the last 12 months was 317.6 per 1,000 residents and was 443.8% higher than the Lewsey average (58.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 163.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Suffolk Close (LU4 0NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Angus Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hereford Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.