Total Crime Rate

127.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 103.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.7 10/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maple Road East 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 Maple Road East (LU4 8BG) 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 Maple Road East (LU4 8BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Granville Road, where police recorded 45 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.

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Crime Over Time in Maple Road East area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Butlin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maple Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Westbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naseby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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