Crime Rates at Hill Croft Close, Luton, LU4 9ES

Hill Croft Close area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Challney , and the 226th lowest crime rate of 582 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 Hill Croft Close (LU4 9ES) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% lower than the Challney average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Croft Close (LU4 9ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wetherne Link, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chalton Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.