Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU2 7SN
How much crime is recorded in LU2 7SN, 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
- 1,458 (2024)
LU2 7SNLuton
How safe is LU2 7SN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU2 7SN area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
116
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 7SNNational
Anti-social behaviour38.310.7
Violence and sexual offences23.923.6
Shoplifting22.28.4
Public order5.64.6
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other crime4.51.5
Drugs3.32.4
Burglary3.19.1
Other theft2.74.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Robbery1.71.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.