Total Crime Rate

105.0 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 105.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Filmer Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Challney , and the 156th 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 Filmer Road (LU4 9BY) in the last 12 months was 105.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -90.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Filmer Road (LU4 9BY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Filmer Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Grange Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grange Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Archway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mostyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hewlett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Frome Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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