Total Crime Rate

159.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 159.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Cobden Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Luton , and the 130th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cobden Road (ME4 5HW) in the last 12 months was 159.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 85.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobden Road (ME4 5HW), 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 Cobden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Oliver Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waghorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constitution Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs York Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order York Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windmill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hare Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hare Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Hare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waghorn Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waghorn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hare Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constitution Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Constitution Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Constitution Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constitution Hill —
Apr 2026Other theft Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joiners Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Joiners Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constitution Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Listmas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whitehorse Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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