Total Crime Rate

117.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Drugs 30.1 10/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Acworth Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Challney , and the 133rd 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 Acworth Crescent (LU4 9JB) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 105.3% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acworth Crescent (LU4 9JB), 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 Acworth Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs The Hedgerow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Acworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Hedgerow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Hedgerow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Toddington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Toddington Road —
Sep 2025Public order The Hedgerow Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Toddington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eskdale Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Toddington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoneways Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stoneways Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Teesdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Newtondale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tythe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tythe Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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