Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU2 7AZ
How much crime is recorded in LU2 7AZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barnfield
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,725 (2024)
LU2 7AZLuton
How safe is LU2 7AZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU2 7AZ 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
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 7AZNational
Violence and sexual offences20.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Other theft3.84.5
Public order3.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Burglary1.99.1
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.