Total Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tenby Drive area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Challney , and the 228th lowest 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 Tenby Drive (LU4 9BN) in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower than the Challney average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tenby Drive (LU4 9BN), the main crime hotspot is near Banbury Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larkspur Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Banbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larkspur Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larkspur Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chiltern Gardens Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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