Total Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 96.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Belper Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Challney , and the 174th 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 Belper Road (LU4 8RG) in the last 12 months was 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% higher than the Challney average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belper Road (LU4 8RG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Belper Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Challney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simpson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Simpson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Simpson Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Challney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Overstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Belper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Armitage Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wyndham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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