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Crime in LU4

How much crime is recorded in LU4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Luton
Region
East of England
Population
68,354 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LU4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in LU4, broadly in line with 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
29.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

LU4National
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Burglary5.89.1
Public order4.14.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.44.5
Drugs2.82.4
Other crime1.71.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.

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