Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU2 0JB
How much crime is recorded in LU2 0JB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Anns Hill
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,634 (2024)
How safe is LU2 0JB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU2 0JB area, broadly in line with 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
31.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 0JBNational
Violence and sexual offences25.723.6
Burglary8.79.1
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Drugs5.02.4
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft3.44.5
Public order2.74.6
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.