Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU3 3TH
How much crime is recorded in LU3 3TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Marsh Farm
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,520 (2024)
How safe is LU3 3TH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU3 3TH area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 3THNational
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Other theft4.24.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Public order3.54.6
Other crime2.91.5
Drugs2.72.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Burglary1.19.1
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.