Total Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Selbourne Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 242nd lowest crime rate of 583 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 Selbourne Road (LU4 8LX) in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selbourne Road (LU4 8LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Selbourne Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Selbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Meads —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Selbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maryport Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maryport Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Meads —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newark Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Selbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Grimaldi Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dover Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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