Total Crime Rate

88.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Westbourne Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 197th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westbourne Road (LU4 8JD) in the last 12 months was 88.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Road (LU4 8JD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westbourne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Westbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Birch Link Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road 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 Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dane Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dane Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petunia Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ridings
Sep 2025Drugs The Ridings Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Ridings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ridings Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petunia Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Althorp Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Maple Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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