Total Crime Rate

206.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 206.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 131.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Public order 30.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Teesdale area has the 4th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Challney , and the 59th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Teesdale (LU4 9YB) in the last 12 months was 206.6 per 1,000 residents and was 241.1% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 131.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Teesdale (LU4 9YB), the main crime hotspot is near Barley Lane. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Teesdale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wetherne Link Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acworth Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pirton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wetherne Link Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Teesdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glaisdale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glaisdale —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glaisdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glaisdale Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vincent Road —
Apr 2026Drugs The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Acworth Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifford Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stoneways Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thorntondale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thorntondale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaworth Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Montague Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Toddington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acworth Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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