Total Crime Rate

303.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 303.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.7 10/10
  • Other crime 20.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Drugs 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

Henry Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 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 Henry Street (ME4 5LP) in the last 12 months was 303.0 per 1,000 residents and was 104.8% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 342.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 161.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 357.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Henry Street (ME4 5LP), the main crime hotspot is near Chelmar Road. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Henry Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chamberlain Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Constitution Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chamberlain Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Listmas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A2
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A2 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A2 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bright Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A2 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A2 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A2 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road
Sep 2025Other crime A2 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ocelot Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Whitehorse Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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