Total Crime Rate

143.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 143.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Seaton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Challney , and the 105th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seaton Road (LU4 9SL) in the last 12 months was 143.8 per 1,000 residents and was 151.3% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaton Road (LU4 9SL), the main crime hotspot is near Malham Close. Police recorded 29 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 Seaton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkspur Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Banbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorneycroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dawlish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Beechwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorneycroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Road
Sep 2025Other theft Banbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bodmin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malham Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Malham Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waller Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorneycroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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