Crime Rates at Chester Avenue, Luton, LU4 9SH

Chester Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Challney , and the 148th lowest 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 Chester Avenue (LU4 9SH) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Avenue (LU4 9SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morgan Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Juniper Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.