Crime Rates at Oak Road, Luton, LU4 8AD

Oak Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 124th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Road (LU4 8AD) in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% higher than the Beech Hill average (96.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 103.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Road (LU4 8AD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.