Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 71.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Humberstone Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Challney , and the 255th highest 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 Humberstone Road (LU4 9SR) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Humberstone Road (LU4 9SR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Humberstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Humberstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morgan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morgan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hutton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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