Marsh Farm
Middle areaNorth west Luton. 9,000 people in 1.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 83% of people in Marsh Farm live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Marsh Farm
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Marsh Farm at a rate of 74.4 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 | 314 |
| Other crime | 116 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 102 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 54 |
| Vehicle crime | 33 |
| Drug offences | 26 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Marsh Farm compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Marsh Farm safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Marsh Farm at a rate of 74.4 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, 65 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Marsh Farm.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (314), other crime (116) and anti-social behaviour (102).
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 Marsh Farm alone. See Luton
Marsh Farm in brief
The median price paid for a home in Marsh Farm was £275,000 in 2025.
Marsh Farm had 8,949 usual residents at the census.
About 83% of people in Marsh Farm live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Marsh Farm, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.