Total Crime Rate
107.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Maple Road East 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 Maple Road East (LU4 8BG) 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 Maple Road East (LU4 8BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Granville Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Claremont Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Beech Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peters Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Maple Road East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westbourne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimborne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clifton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Naseby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Granville Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Granville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Granville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Butlin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Butlin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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