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Crime in LU2 9

How much crime is recorded in LU2 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Luton
Region
East of England
Population
24,089 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LU2 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in LU2 9, 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
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 9National
Shoplifting22.58.4
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Burglary5.19.1
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order3.04.6
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% 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.

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