Total Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 69.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Leicester Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Challney , and the 261st highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leicester Road (LU4 8SJ) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% higher than the Challney average (57.2 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Road (LU4 8SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Digby Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leicester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weatherby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leicester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Digby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Digby Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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