Total Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · 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 7th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Lewsey , and the 148th lowest crime rate of 583 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 Wheatfield Road (LU4 0TT) in the last 12 months was 35.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower than the Lewsey average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatfield Road (LU4 0TT), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marlin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Balmoral Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nettle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Kilda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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