Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU4 8HA
How much crime is recorded in LU4 8HA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingsway
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,471 (2024)
LU4 8HALuton
How safe is LU4 8HA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU4 8HA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 8HANational
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Burglary14.29.1
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft3.24.5
Public order3.04.6
Shoplifting2.68.4
Drugs2.42.4
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.