Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU1 3PB
How much crime is recorded in LU1 3PB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Town
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,872 (2024)
LU1 3PBLuton
How safe is LU1 3PB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU1 3PB 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
35.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
116
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 3PBNational
Shoplifting49.78.4
Vehicle crime18.73.5
Burglary14.29.1
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Other theft7.04.5
Public order4.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Drugs1.92.4
Robbery1.91.4
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.