Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU3 2EQ
How much crime is recorded in LU3 2EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Limbury
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,790 (2024)
How safe is LU3 2EQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU3 2EQ 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
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 2EQNational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Public order5.14.6
Burglary4.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Drugs2.62.4
Other crime2.41.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.