Crime Rates at Selbourne Road, Luton, LU4 8LU

Selbourne Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 264th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Selbourne Road (LU4 8LU) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selbourne Road (LU4 8LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grantham Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rondini Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.