Total Crime Rate

137.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Albany Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Luton , and the 184th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albany Road (ME4 5DN) in the last 12 months was 137.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% lower than the Luton average (148.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albany Road (ME4 5DN), the main crime hotspot is near Constitution Hill. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albany Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Luton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maida Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maida Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oliver Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oliver Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oliver Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oliver Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ocelot Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ocelot Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Maida Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bright Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chamberlain Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chamberlain Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Constitution Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Constitution Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Luton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Maida Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Constitution Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ambrose Hill —
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Luton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Hamiltons Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —

Data Sources

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