Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU4 9NW
How much crime is recorded in LU4 9NW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Challney
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,288 (2024)
LU4 9NWLuton
How safe is LU4 9NW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU4 9NW area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 9NWNational
Violence and sexual offences36.623.6
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Burglary6.19.1
Public order4.44.6
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Drugs2.52.4
Other theft2.04.5
Other crime1.51.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.