Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU3 3TS
How much crime is recorded in LU3 3TS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Marsh Farm
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,273 (2024)
LU3 3TSLuton
How safe is LU3 3TS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU3 3TS area, well below 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
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 3TSNational
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Drugs3.32.4
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Burglary1.09.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other theft0.54.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.