Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU2 8PU
How much crime is recorded in LU2 8PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ickleford, Great Offley & Whitwell
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,392 (2024)
LU2 8PULuton
How safe is LU2 8PU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU2 8PU area, 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
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 8PUNational
Anti-social behaviour20.210.7
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Burglary8.99.1
Public order5.74.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other crime3.81.5
Other theft3.34.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.