Crime Rates at Sherwood Road, Luton, LU4 8LQ

Sherwood Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sherwood Road (LU4 8LQ) in the last 12 months was 20.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% lower than the Beech Hill average (96.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Road (LU4 8LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beresford Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stratford Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.