Total Crime Rate
86.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chatham Hill area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Luton , and the 295th 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 Chatham Hill (ME5 7AD) in the last 12 months was 86.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% lower than the Luton average (143.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ).
In the area around Chatham Hill (ME5 7AD), the main crime hotspot is near Institute Road. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Luton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Pleasant | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hillside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Short Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Short Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Short Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorold Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chelmar Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newnham Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorold Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chelmar Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hillside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waghorn Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillside Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillside Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Institute Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Institute Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Institute Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Institute Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Institute Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadowbank Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bright Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bright Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chelmar Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chelmar Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Portland Street | Under investigation |
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