Total Crime Rate

129.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 129.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oakley Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Challney , and the 116th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakley Road (LU4 9PT) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 114.0% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakley Road (LU4 9PT), the main crime hotspot is near Dunstable Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dunstable Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dunstable Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunstable Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Humberstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chaul End Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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