Total Crime Rate

74.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 74.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Hampton Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 241st highest 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 Hampton Road (LU4 8AP) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampton Road (LU4 8AP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hampton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peters Road
Sep 2025Public order Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Birch Link Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Granville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Granville Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Claremont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Butlin Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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