Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU3 1SB
How much crime is recorded in LU3 1SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Limbury
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,880 (2024)
LU3 1SBLuton
How safe is LU3 1SB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU3 1SB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
LU3 1SBNational
Violence and sexual offences24.523.6
Burglary8.59.1
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Drugs2.82.4
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Public order1.94.6
Other theft1.84.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.