Total Crime Rate

7.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Atherstone Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Challney , and the 8th 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 Atherstone Road (LU4 8QX) in the last 12 months was 7.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% lower than the Challney average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Atherstone Road (LU4 8QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradley Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Challney Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Atherstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weatherby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simpson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bradley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bradley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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