Total Crime Rate
21.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rodeheath area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Challney , and the 62nd lowest crime rate of 582 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 Rodeheath (LU4 9XA) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rodeheath (LU4 9XA), 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.
View Crime In Luton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belper Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatteris Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Simpson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Simpson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stoneygate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stoneygate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatteris Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatteris Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chatteris Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatteris Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Vincent Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Vincent Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Belper Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Simpson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eynsford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eynsford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Challney Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Challney Close | Under investigation |
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