Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Road, Luton, LU4 8AL

Shaftesbury Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 249th 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 Shaftesbury Road (LU4 8AL) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (LU4 8AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marlow Avenue, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maple Road East (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.