Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU3 3HT
How much crime is recorded in LU3 3HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sundon Park
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,615 (2024)
LU3 3HTLuton
How safe is LU3 3HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU3 3HT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 3HTNational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other theft1.64.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Public order0.34.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.