Crime Rates at Drayton Road, Luton, LU4 0PG

Drayton Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Lewsey , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drayton Road (LU4 0PG) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drayton Road (LU4 0PG), 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.