Total Crime Rate

138.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 138.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.1 10/10
  • Drugs 20.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Anstee Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Challney , and the 111th 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 Anstee Road (LU4 9HH) in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 141.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anstee Road (LU4 9HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Needham Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jasmine Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Anstee Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosedale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosedale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Daisy Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Daisy Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosedale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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