Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU4 0RT
How much crime is recorded in LU4 0RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lewsey North
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,883 (2024)
How safe is LU4 0RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU4 0RT 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
31.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 0RTNational
Violence and sexual offences25.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Public order5.14.6
Burglary4.49.1
Other crime2.71.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.82.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Shoplifting1.38.4
Other theft1.34.5
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.