Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU1 5EB
How much crime is recorded in LU1 5EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Farley Hill & Stockwood Park
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,027 (2024)
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How safe is LU1 5EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 53.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU1 5EB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
53.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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 5EBNational
Violence and sexual offences35.723.6
Burglary15.49.1
Vehicle crime11.03.5
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Drugs8.62.4
Other theft4.94.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Public order3.14.6
Other crime2.41.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery1.01.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% 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.