Total Crime Rate

212.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 212.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Public order 22.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 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

Carisbrooke Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Challney , and the 60th highest crime rate of 583 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 212.4 per 1,000 residents and was 271.2% higher than the Challney average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 116.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% 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 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunstable Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carisbrooke Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaul End Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leicester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Digby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Digby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A5065 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5065 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dunstable Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dunstable Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area

Data Sources

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