Luton
Middle areaSouth Medway. 7,217 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Luton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Luton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Luton at a rate of 151.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 102.4 per 1,000 people across Medway.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 424 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 215 |
| Other crime | 174 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 85 |
| Shoplifting | 66 |
| Drug offences | 43 |
| Vehicle crime | 39 |
| Burglary | 34 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Luton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Luton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Luton at a rate of 151.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 102.4 per 1,000 people across Medway.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 113 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Luton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (424), anti-social behaviour (215) and other crime (174).
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 Medway
These figures are published for the whole of Medway, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Medway and not Luton alone. See Medway
Luton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Luton was £220,000 in 2025.
Luton had 6,804 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Luton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Luton, 97.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.