Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU3 2DH
How much crime is recorded in LU3 2DH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Warden Hill
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,638 (2024)
LU3 2DHLuton
How safe is LU3 2DH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU3 2DH area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 2DHNational
Violence and sexual offences25.423.6
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Burglary9.89.1
Shoplifting9.58.4
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Other theft4.14.5
Drugs3.92.4
Public order2.74.6
Robbery2.01.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.