Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU1 4EE
How much crime is recorded in LU1 4EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Caddington & Slip End
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,669 (2024)
LU1 4EELuton
How safe is LU1 4EE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU1 4EE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 4EENational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Public order1.34.6
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.51.4
Other theft0.54.5
Burglary0.39.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Criminal damage and arson0.24.7
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 116% 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.