Total Crime Rate

5.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 5.9 1/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Rainham 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.

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Crime Over Time in Rainham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Eva Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Church Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Byron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Pretoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Church Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watling Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Byron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watling Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watling Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Watling Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watling Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chickfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Church Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Church Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rainham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rainham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rainham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eva Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Byron Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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