Total Crime Rate
5.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chatham Hill area has the lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Luton , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chatham Hill (ME5 7BA) in the last 12 months was 5.9 per 1,000 residents and was 96.0% lower than the Luton average (148.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
In the area around Chatham Hill (ME5 7BA), the main crime hotspot is near Windmill Road. Police recorded 165 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Luton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chaucer Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Longfellow Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Connaught Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Connaught Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Connaught Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windmill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Hamiltons | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Luton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Luton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper Luton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Imperial Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Imperial Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Imperial Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Church Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Church Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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