Total Crime Rate

171.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.6 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 171.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 113.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 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

Seymour Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Luton , and the 113th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seymour Road (ME5 7AE) in the last 12 months was 171.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 113.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seymour Road (ME5 7AE), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 149 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seymour Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/109)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constitution Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Whitehorse Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constitution Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Constitution Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Hill —
Apr 2026Burglary Constitution Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constitution Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocelot Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bright Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Court —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newnham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waghorn Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waghorn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waghorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Court —
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Data Sources

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