Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU4 0YD
How much crime is recorded in LU4 0YD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lewsey North
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,586 (2024)
LU4 0YDLuton
How safe is LU4 0YD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU4 0YD area, below 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
25.5
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 0YDNational
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Burglary8.19.1
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Other theft4.24.5
Public order3.24.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.