Total Crime Rate

98.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vincent Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Challney , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 583 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 Vincent Road (LU4 9AW) in the last 12 months was 98.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vincent Road (LU4 9AW), the main crime hotspot is near Barley Lane. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vincent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Piggotts Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Finsbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Finsbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Paignton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eskdale Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Linacres Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Linacres Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chatteris Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatteris Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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