Total Crime Rate

122.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Luton , and the 202nd 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 Victoria Road (ME4 5EU) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (ME4 5EU), 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 Victoria Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joiners Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Luton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bright Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Luton Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Luton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road
Apr 2026Other theft Luton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order York Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waghorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road
Apr 2026Other crime Shipwrights Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shipwrights Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sawyers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maida Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs York Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Maida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oliver Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Joiners Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocelot Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Alfred Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Close

Data Sources

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