Total Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Tenby Drive area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Challney , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 583 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 Tenby Drive (LU4 9BL) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tenby Drive (LU4 9BL), the main crime hotspot is near Thorneycroft Close. Police recorded 27 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 Tenby Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bodmin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorneycroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorneycroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waller Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Banbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Banbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Beechwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dawlish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorneycroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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