Central Luton
Middle areaSouth east Luton. 8,529 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Central Luton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Central Luton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Luton at a rate of 391.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.2 per 1,000 people across Luton.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 997 |
| Other crime | 670 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 453 |
| Shoplifting | 351 |
| Drug offences | 239 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 181 |
| Vehicle crime | 180 |
| Theft from the person | 101 |
| Burglary | 89 |
| Robbery | 81 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Central Luton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Central Luton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Luton at a rate of 391.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.2 per 1,000 people across Luton.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 269 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Luton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (997), other crime (670) and anti-social behaviour (453).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Luton
These figures are published for the whole of Luton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Luton and not Central Luton alone. See Luton
Central Luton in brief
Central Luton had 6,383 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Central Luton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Central Luton, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Central Luton, 9.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.