Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Luton , and the 346th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Luton Road (ME4 5AG) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Luton Road (ME4 5AG), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/97)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Short Street —
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Institute Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Institute Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A2 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft A2 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order A2 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A2 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A2 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime A2 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Institute Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Constitution Hill —
Sep 2025Drugs Whitehorse Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitehorse Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Constitution Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Constitution Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Short Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Constitution Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Otway Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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