Postcode · Luton
Crime in LU4 9LL
How much crime is recorded in LU4 9LL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leagrave
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,329 (2024)
How safe is LU4 9LL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU4 9LL 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
32.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 9LLNational
Violence and sexual offences24.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Public order6.44.6
Burglary6.09.1
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Drugs2.32.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime1.21.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.