Total Crime Rate

203.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 203.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 110.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Selbourne Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 582 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 Selbourne Road (LU4 8NU) in the last 12 months was 203.5 per 1,000 residents and was 110.4% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 110.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selbourne Road (LU4 8NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bongrace Walk, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Varna Close (19 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Varna Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Covent Garden Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maryport Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Varna Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Malham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cuffley Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Varna Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chiltern Gardens Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Varna Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bongrace Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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