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Crime in LU1 3

How much crime is recorded in LU1 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Luton
Region
East of England
Population
19,466 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LU1 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 58.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in LU1 3, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
58.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
137
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 3National
Violence and sexual offences39.523.6
Shoplifting19.08.4
Anti-social behaviour17.910.7
Burglary16.29.1
Vehicle crime11.13.5
Public order11.14.6
Other theft10.64.5
Drugs9.22.4
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Theft from the person3.52.1
Robbery3.31.4
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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