Total Crime Rate

151.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 151.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rainham Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Luton , and the 145th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rainham Road (ME5 7EL) in the last 12 months was 151.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rainham Road (ME5 7EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pretoria Road (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rainham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Tree Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Watling Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chester Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Canterbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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