Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU2 9SH
How much crime is recorded in LU2 9SH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wigmore & Airport
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,370 (2024)
LU2 9SHLuton
How safe is LU2 9SH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU2 9SH 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
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
100
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 9SHNational
Shoplifting57.88.4
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Other theft8.64.5
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Burglary6.69.1
Possession of weapons3.40.9
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Public order2.34.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.