Total Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wheatfield Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Lewsey , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheatfield Road (LU4 0TS) in the last 12 months was 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% lower than the Lewsey average (58.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatfield Road (LU4 0TS), the main crime hotspot is near Tomlinson Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheatfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paddock Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandem Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Frogmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tomlinson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tomlinson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tomlinson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tomlinson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatfield Road —
Apr 2026Public order Thatch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brunel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reaper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plough Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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