Total Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Beechwood Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Challney , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 583 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 Beechwood Road (LU4 9RZ) in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechwood Road (LU4 9RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Morgan Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beechwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Juniper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Beechwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dawlish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Morgan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morgan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morgan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Morgan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Juniper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Juniper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wyvern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Juniper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Juniper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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