Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU2 7BY
How much crime is recorded in LU2 7BY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Warden Hill
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,473 (2024)
LU2 7BYLuton
How safe is LU2 7BY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU2 7BY 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
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 7BYNational
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other theft2.84.5
Burglary2.59.1
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime1.41.5
Public order1.34.6
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.