Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU4 9EP
How much crime is recorded in LU4 9EP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leagrave
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,224 (2024)
LU4 9EPLuton
How safe is LU4 9EP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU4 9EP 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
22.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 9EPNational
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Other theft5.14.5
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Burglary3.59.1
Public order2.84.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.