Crime Rates at Grange Avenue, Luton, LU4 9AU

Grange Avenue area has the 34th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Challney , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 582 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 Grange Avenue (LU4 9AU) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Avenue (LU4 9AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chatteris Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Platt Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.