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Crime in LU2 9TL

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

Neighbourhood
Wigmore & Airport
Council
Luton
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,406 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LU2 9TL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU2 9TL 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
17.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 9TLNational
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Violence and sexual offences10.123.6
Public order5.44.6
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Other theft4.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Shoplifting3.48.4
Drugs1.62.4
Burglary1.69.1
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
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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