Total Crime Rate

374.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

178.1 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 374.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 178.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.1 10/10
  • Drugs 24.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Other crime 18.6 10/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Luton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Luton , and the 39th 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 5AD) in the last 12 months was 374.7 per 1,000 residents and was 161.2% higher than the Luton average (143.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 178.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Luton Road (ME4 5AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maida Road, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Short Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Luton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant
Apr 2026Other crime Alfred Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waghorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waghorn Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waghorn Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Whitehorse Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Close
Apr 2026Drugs Oliver Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A2 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocelot Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A2 Under investigation

Data Sources

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