Total Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sudbury Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Challney , and the 218th 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 Sudbury Road (LU4 9HF) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sudbury Road (LU4 9HF), the main crime hotspot is near Gilderdale. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sudbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilderdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Coverdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Liston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunston Close —
Apr 2026Public order Hunston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hunston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coverdale —
Apr 2026Drugs Coverdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Progress Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Progress Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harry Scott Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Needham Road —
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Data Sources

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