Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU3 1UG
How much crime is recorded in LU3 1UG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barnfield
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,893 (2024)
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How safe is LU3 1UG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU3 1UG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 1UGNational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Public order3.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Burglary1.69.1
Drugs1.62.4
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% 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.