Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU1 3ND
How much crime is recorded in LU1 3ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Town
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,932 (2024)
How safe is LU1 3ND
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU1 3ND area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 3NDNational
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Burglary12.79.1
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Other theft6.84.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Public order2.94.6
Drugs2.72.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Other crime0.11.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.