Total Crime Rate

107.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Maple 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.

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Crime Over Time in Maple Road East area

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

Data Sources

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