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Crime in Luton by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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5,841crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+5%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Bramingham Parklowest rate46.9 per 1,000 a year
83.1middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Sundon Park (-16%), Round Green (-14%) and Hart Hill (-12%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Park TownLU1 · 14,353 residents 319.9▲ 14%violence
2New TownLU1 · 17,555 residents 191.9▲ 16%violence
3High TownLU2 · 23,092 residents 184.10%violence
4LutonLU1 · 96,032 residents 143.8▲ 6%violence
5Bury ParkLU1 · 34,804 residents 140.7▲ 2%violence
6Farley HillLU1 · 16,387 residents 118.4▲ 9%violence
7Marsh FarmLU3 · 12,992 residents 94.2▼ 3%violence
8LimburyLU3 · 15,877 residents 84.9▼ 3%violence
9Hart HillLU2 · 19,296 residents 83.1▼ 12%violence
10LeagraveLU4 · 18,020 residents 74.1▼ 7%violence
11StopsleyLU2 · 14,584 residents 72.1▼ 6%anti-social behaviour
12Round GreenLU2 · 16,313 residents 70.9▼ 14%violence
13Sundon ParkLU3 · 11,555 residents 68.5▼ 16%violence
14BiscotLU3 · 27,809 residents 67.5▲ 5%violence
15Warden HillLU2 · 11,575 residents 67.4▲ 15%violence
16WigmoreLU2 · 7,069 residents 67.3▲ 3%anti-social behaviour
17Lewsey FarmLU4 · 15,864 residents 66.30%violence
18Bramingham ParkLU3 · 10,225 residents 46.9▼ 10%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Luton have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Bramingham Park, Lewsey Farm, Wigmore, Warden Hill and Biscot.

Which areas of Luton have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Park Town, New Town, High Town, Luton and Bury Park.

Is crime going up or down in Luton?

Across Luton, 5,841 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 5% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.