Total Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wheatfield Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Lewsey , and the 138th 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 Wheatfield Road (LU4 0TP) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 96.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatfield Road (LU4 0TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Kilda Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wheatfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs St Kilda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wedgewood Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gelding Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gelding Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paddock Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomlinson Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Wedgewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thurlow Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurlow Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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