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Crime in LU3 4

How much crime is recorded in LU3 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Luton
Region
East of England
Population
7,583 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LU3 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in LU3 4, 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
16.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 4National
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Burglary4.39.1
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Shoplifting2.38.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Public order1.94.6
Other theft1.64.5
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 34% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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