Crime Rates at High Street, Luton, LU4 9JU

High Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Challney , and the 250th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (LU4 9JU) in the last 12 months was 73.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% higher than the Challney average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (LU4 9JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chatteris Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Platt Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.