Total Crime Rate

149.7 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 149.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Chamberlain Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Luton , and the 155th 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 Chamberlain Road (ME4 5HT) in the last 12 months was 149.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chamberlain Road (ME4 5HT), the main crime hotspot is near Short Street. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chamberlain Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shipwrights Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joiners Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sawyers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sawyers Court
Sep 2025Drugs Ocelot Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ocelot Court Under investigation
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 Oliver Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Oliver Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Joiners Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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