Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU1 2AR
How much crime is recorded in LU1 2AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Luton
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,364 (2024)
LU1 2ARLuton
How safe is LU1 2AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 126.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU1 2AR area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
126.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
306
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 2ARNational
Violence and sexual offences90.723.6
Anti-social behaviour54.710.7
Burglary44.19.1
Shoplifting25.88.4
Public order23.94.6
Other theft21.94.5
Drugs19.62.4
Criminal damage and arson14.94.7
Vehicle crime10.53.5
Robbery9.81.4
Theft from the person9.22.1
Possession of weapons7.50.9
Bicycle theft6.71.0
Other crime2.91.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.