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Crime in LU1 5PD

How much crime is recorded in LU1 5PD, 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
2,295 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LU1 5PD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU1 5PD 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
50.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
116
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5PDNational
Violence and sexual offences40.223.6
Anti-social behaviour27.010.7
Criminal damage and arson13.44.7
Burglary12.39.1
Other theft8.64.5
Public order7.14.6
Drugs5.32.4
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other crime3.91.5
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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