Total Crime Rate

395.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 395.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 173.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Other crime 24.8 10/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.6 10/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Luton Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Luton , and the 37th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Luton Road (ME4 5AA) in the last 12 months was 395.5 per 1,000 residents and was 167.2% higher than the Luton average (148.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 113.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 207.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Luton Road (ME4 5AA), the main crime hotspot is near Institute Road. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Luton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hards Town
Sep 2025Other theft Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime A2 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A2 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A2 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A2 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A2 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A2 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A2
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Short Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Melbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Institute Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otway Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Seymour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Short Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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