Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU2 8SY
How much crime is recorded in LU2 8SY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wigmore & Airport
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,309 (2024)
LU2 8SYLuton
How safe is LU2 8SY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU2 8SY 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
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 8SYNational
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Drugs2.42.4
Burglary1.99.1
Other crime1.91.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Public order0.64.6
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.