Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU4 0UF
How much crime is recorded in LU4 0UF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lewsey North
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,923 (2024)
LU4 0UFLuton
How safe is LU4 0UF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU4 0UF area, well 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
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 0UFNational
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Public order3.14.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Burglary2.99.1
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.