Total Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 55.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Wedgewood Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Lewsey , and the 253rd 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 Wedgewood Road (LU4 0RH) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wedgewood Road (LU4 0RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tomlinson Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sussex Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wedgewood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sussex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandem Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tomlinson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tomlinson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tomlinson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tomlinson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Raglan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Raglan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ramsey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gelding Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paddock Close —
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Data Sources

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