Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU1 3ET
How much crime is recorded in LU1 3ET, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Luton
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,023 (2024)
LU1 3ETLuton
How safe is LU1 3ET
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 116.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU1 3ET 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
116.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
295
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 3ETNational
Violence and sexual offences86.923.6
Shoplifting51.78.4
Burglary34.29.1
Public order27.84.6
Anti-social behaviour24.810.7
Other theft24.14.5
Drugs18.12.4
Theft from the person15.02.1
Vehicle crime12.63.5
Criminal damage and arson11.44.7
Robbery8.11.4
Bicycle theft4.11.0
Possession of weapons2.90.9
Other crime2.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.