Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU2 0SW
How much crime is recorded in LU2 0SW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Anns Hill
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,466 (2024)
LU2 0SWLuton
How safe is LU2 0SW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU2 0SW 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
19.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 0SWNational
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Burglary6.29.1
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.