Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU3 2DL
How much crime is recorded in LU3 2DL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Limbury
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,872 (2024)
LU3 2DLLuton
How safe is LU3 2DL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU3 2DL area, 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
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 2DLNational
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Shoplifting6.68.4
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Burglary2.79.1
Drugs2.62.4
Public order1.94.6
Other theft1.54.5
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 58% 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.