Crime Rates at Bradley Road, Luton, LU4 8SN

Bradley Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Challney , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 582 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 Bradley Road (LU4 8SN) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradley Road (LU4 8SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradley Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Challney Gardens (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.