Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU4 0NB
How much crime is recorded in LU4 0NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lewsey South
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,667 (2024)
LU4 0NBLuton
How safe is LU4 0NB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU4 0NB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
LU4 0NBNational
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Burglary2.29.1
Public order1.94.6
Other crime1.81.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Drugs1.62.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 60% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.