Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU4 8SH
How much crime is recorded in LU4 8SH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Challney
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,261 (2024)
How safe is LU4 8SH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU4 8SH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LU4 8SHNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Burglary3.99.1
Other theft3.74.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.01.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.