Total Crime Rate
46.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Morgan Close area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Challney , and the 205th lowest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Morgan Close (LU4 9GN) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Morgan Close (LU4 9GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morgan Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Juniper Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Luton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Linden Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Linden Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Linden Place | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morgan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hutton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morgan Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodbridge Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Oaks | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Linden Road | Under investigation |
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