Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU2 9HH
How much crime is recorded in LU2 9HH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wigmore & Airport
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,838 (2024)
LU2 9HHLuton
How safe is LU2 9HH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU2 9HH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 9HHNational
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Burglary7.69.1
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft2.44.5
Public order2.14.6
Drugs1.62.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Other crime0.21.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.