Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU2 7LF
How much crime is recorded in LU2 7LF, 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
- 1,878 (2024)
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How safe is LU2 7LF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU2 7LF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 7LFNational
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Public order3.74.6
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Burglary3.49.1
Drugs1.52.4
Other theft1.24.5
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.