Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU3 2RT
How much crime is recorded in LU3 2RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Limbury
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,049 (2024)
LU3 2RTLuton
How safe is LU3 2RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU3 2RT area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 2RTNational
Violence and sexual offences29.923.6
Anti-social behaviour15.910.7
Public order7.84.6
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Other theft6.64.5
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Drugs5.72.4
Burglary5.09.1
Robbery3.31.4
Shoplifting2.78.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Theft from the person1.32.1
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 58% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.