Total Crime Rate

32.6 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 32.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 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
  • 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

Fieldgate Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Challney , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fieldgate Road (LU4 9TA) in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower than the Challney average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 247.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fieldgate Road (LU4 9TA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fieldgate Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Juniper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Rodeheath Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Juniper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Juniper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wyvern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rudyard Close Awaiting court outcome
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 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 Rodeheath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simpson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Juniper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Luke'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weatherby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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