Total Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Chalton Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Challney , and the 253rd lowest crime rate of 583 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 Chalton Road (LU4 9ER) in the last 12 months was 52.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chalton Road (LU4 9ER), the main crime hotspot is near The Green. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chalton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Teesdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorntondale
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boxted Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Toddington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Toddington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Toddington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tythe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tythe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Toddington Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Newtondale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorntondale Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Green Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Acworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boxted Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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