Total Crime Rate

318.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 318.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 135.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Castle Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Luton , and the 47th 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 Castle Road (ME4 5LN) in the last 12 months was 318.3 per 1,000 residents and was 121.8% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 135.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (ME4 5LN), 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 Castle Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bright Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constitution Hill
Apr 2026Burglary Constitution Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Constitution Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constitution Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sailmakers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Listmas Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Listmas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A2 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A2 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sailmakers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hare Street
Apr 2026Other theft Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hare Street
Apr 2026Other theft Hare Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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