Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU1 1LY
How much crime is recorded in LU1 1LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dallow Road
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,599 (2024)
LU1 1LYLuton
How safe is LU1 1LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU1 1LY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LU1 1LYNational
Violence and sexual offences30.023.6
Burglary13.69.1
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Drugs7.42.4
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Public order6.54.6
Other theft6.24.5
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.