Crime Rates at Oak Road, Luton, LU4 8AD

Oak Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 583 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 107.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% higher than the Beech Hill average (104.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Road (LU4 8AD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.