Total Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 23.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 5.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Strangers Way area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Challney , and the 78th 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 Strangers Way (LU4 9NE) in the last 12 months was 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strangers Way (LU4 9NE), the main crime hotspot is near Westerdale. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Strangers Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wetherne Link Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Teesdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Thorntondale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thorntondale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Home Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Home Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westerdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bank Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wetherne Link Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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