Total Crime Rate
146.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Jonathan Henry Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Challney , and the 101st 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 Jonathan Henry Place (LU4 9DQ) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 155.7% higher than the Challney average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jonathan Henry Place (LU4 9DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Vincent Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Challney| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Manor Farm Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatteris Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Chatteris Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Strangers Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jonathan Henry Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jonathan Henry Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Manor Farm Close | Under investigation |
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