Total Crime Rate

119.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.6 10/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Lukes Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Challney , and the 129th 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 St Lukes Close (LU4 9SU) in the last 12 months was 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 109.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Lukes Close (LU4 9SU), the main crime hotspot is near Juniper Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Lukes Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Beechwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wyvern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences 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
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Public order Juniper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Close 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 2025Public order Juniper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Luke'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leicester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Juniper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Juniper Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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