Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU2 9EJ
How much crime is recorded in LU2 9EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Anns Hill
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,563 (2024)
How safe is LU2 9EJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU2 9EJ 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
33.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 9EJNational
Violence and sexual offences26.523.6
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Other theft3.74.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Public order0.84.6
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.