Total Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Queens Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Luton , and the 311th 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 Queens Road (ME5 7JS) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Road (ME5 7JS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Road area

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

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