Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU2 0DB
How much crime is recorded in LU2 0DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stopsley South & Round Green
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,015 (2024)
LU2 0DBLuton
How safe is LU2 0DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU2 0DB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
LU2 0DBNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Anti-social behaviour13.410.7
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Burglary4.29.1
Drugs2.72.4
Public order1.74.6
Other theft1.64.5
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.