Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU2 7JS
How much crime is recorded in LU2 7JS, 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
- 1,730 (2024)
LU2 7JSLuton
How safe is LU2 7JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU2 7JS 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
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 7JSNational
Anti-social behaviour31.010.7
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Burglary6.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other theft3.44.5
Drugs3.02.4
Public order2.34.6
Robbery2.11.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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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.