Total Crime Rate
5.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rainham Road 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 Rainham Road (ME5 7EJ) 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 Rainham Road (ME5 7EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pretoria Road (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Luton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eva Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Church Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Byron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pretoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pretoria Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pretoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pretoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Church Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watling Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Byron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watling Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watling Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Watling Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watling Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chickfield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Church Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Church Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chaucer Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rainham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rainham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rainham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eva Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Byron Road | Under investigation |
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