Total Crime Rate

170.3 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 170.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 6/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Church Terrace area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Luton , and the 127th 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 Church Terrace (ME5 7JP) in the last 12 months was 170.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Terrace (ME5 7JP), the main crime hotspot is near Ambrose Hill. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Third Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tramways Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ambrose Hill —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ambrose Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Church Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Church Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rainham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tramways Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tramways Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chickfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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 2025Vehicle crime Rainham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rainham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Settington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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