Crime Rates at Digby Close, Luton, LU4 8FA

Digby Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Challney , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Digby Close (LU4 8FA) in the last 12 months was 224.5 per 1,000 residents and was 270.6% higher than the Challney average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 108.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Digby Close (LU4 8FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chaul End Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.