Total Crime Rate

224.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.2 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 224.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Public order 30.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 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

Carisbrooke Road 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 Carisbrooke Road (LU4 8HD) 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 Carisbrooke Road (LU4 8HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunstable Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carisbrooke Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Challney Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Humberstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dunstable Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dunstable Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunstable Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A5065 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chaul End Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Challney Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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