Total Crime Rate

166.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 166.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Wingate Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 81st 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 Wingate Road (LU4 8PX) in the last 12 months was 166.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wingate Road (LU4 8PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A505 (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wingate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chandos Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Covent Garden Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larkspur Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larkspur Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larkspur Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chiltern Gardens Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Malham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bongrace Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malham Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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