Total Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 187.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ward View area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Luton , and the 98th 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 Ward View (ME5 7FD) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% higher than the Luton average (148.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ward View (ME5 7FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eva Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milton Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ward View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Chester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watling Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Church Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Eva Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eva Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watling Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Church Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watling Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Watling Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watling Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Church Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chickfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Church Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rainham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rainham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rainham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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