Luton

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Luton.

Population: 213,528
People in Employment: 95,980 (65.6%)
People Inactive: 41,335 (28.2%)
People Unemployed: 9,015 (6.2%)
Number Of Jobs: 65k
Median Salary: £25,402
Mean Salary: £28,032

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Luton. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Luton for 2024

Lutons most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 7,480 crimes and in 2022 there were 8,726 crimes. Which is an decrease of 1,246 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	7,480	482	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	3,864	307	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	2,091	148	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,566	128	Getting Better
Other theft	1,829	121	Getting Better
Public order	1,832	100	Getting Better
Burglary	830	72	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,012	59	Getting Better
Drugs	864	47	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	397	27	Getting Better
Other crime	468	26	Getting Better
Theft from the person	246	13	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	181	13	Getting Better
Robbery	252	11	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Luton

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

South has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Luton, with 2120 crimes and 166 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Bramingham has 299 crimes and 43 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Dallow	174	10
Biscot	143	9
Farley	118	9
Challney	117	8
Wigmore	110	10
Saints	93	6
Round Green	84	7
High Town	81	7
Leagrave	75	6
Lewsey	71	6
Limbury	60	8
Northwell	60	7
Sundon Park	57	7
Crawley	53	7
Stopsley	48	7
Icknield	32	4
Bramingham	21	3
Barnfield	0	0
South	0	0

Crime map for Luton

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-08. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Luton

The average property price in Luton is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Luton is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Luton could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£499,037.49	£335,097.72	£268,307.39	£157,212.29
2022	£482,694.25	£324,643.45	£260,883.31	£152,773.73
2021	£430,371.16	£288,987.58	£233,439.70	£142,182.14
2020	£397,115.89	£268,645.61	£216,349.88	£135,243.52
2019	£397,532.83	£269,026.66	£216,905.77	£140,944.84
2018	£405,734.82	£274,563.75	£221,902.76	£146,462.55
2017	£397,911.16	£268,408.09	£217,999.45	£147,327.30
2016	£365,867.33	£246,840.07	£201,380.15	£133,141.70
2015	£308,668.13	£208,558.43	£170,791.78	£112,722.63
2014	£270,168.57	£183,464.05	£151,087.00	£99,686.04
2013	£249,069.87	£168,845.67	£139,252.97	£92,122.53
2012	£243,297.21	£165,078.20	£136,394.19	£91,863.37
2011	£239,163.63	£160,997.85	£132,808.32	£90,590.86
2010	£241,978.81	£164,433.91	£136,625.00	£93,505.68

Property prices over time for Luton

Showing crimes from 2010 up until August 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Luton

The median salary in Luton is £25,402 and the mean salary in Luton is £28,032.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 65k
Median Salary: £25,402
Annual Percentage Change: 4.2%
Mean Salary: £28,032

Salary comparison between Luton and East

See how Luton compares to the rest of East. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in East is £36,416 in St Albans and the lowest median salary is £0 in Tendring. Luton ranks 33 out of 45 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
St Albans	52k	£36,416	-1.9%	£56,468	12.8%
South Cambridgeshire	71k	£35,367	4.9%	£40,105	-1.3%
North Hertfordshire	53k	£35,179	19.5%	£40,413	15.6%
East Hertfordshire	52k	£34,659	13.8%	£50,553	19.2%
Brentwood	25k	£34,561	26.6%	£56,097	0.0%
Cambridge	46k	£34,165	9.7%	£39,909	2.9%
Central Bedfordshire UA	117k	£33,686	11.4%	£36,988	10.2%
Broxbourne	33k	£32,996	21.3%	£39,457	25.7%
Rochford	24k	£32,685	2.8%	£39,835	1.8%
Three Rivers	33k	£32,665	11.6%	£43,085	11.3%
Epping Forest	37k	£31,370	9.3%	£40,872	14.9%
Chelmsford	50k	£30,977	5.1%	£36,828	0.7%
Thurrock UA	54k	£30,696	4.4%	£34,156	2.4%
Watford	30k	£29,915	3.7%	£36,794	11.9%
Dacorum	52k	£29,431	7.8%	£34,983	5.9%
Braintree	53k	£29,336	10.3%	£34,411	11.5%
Bedford UA	74k	£29,225	9.8%	£33,852	7.5%
Huntingdonshire	74k	£29,066	2.9%	£32,399	4.5%
Southend-on-Sea UA	49k	£28,717	4.2%	£35,412	4.6%
Stevenage	29k	£28,393	20.1%	£31,170	7.0%
Colchester	68k	£28,121	15.7%	£36,704	18.8%
Basildon	56k	£27,926	3.4%	£33,398	6.7%
Castle Point	26k	£27,865	0.0%	£35,537	10.0%
Hertsmere	33k	£27,837	5.5%	£32,125	1.1%
Broadland	41k	£27,028	9.1%	£31,596	16.8%
West Suffolk	57k	£27,000	4.8%	£32,964	1.7%
Babergh	33k	£26,911	0.8%	£33,212	-6.0%
Harlow	31k	£26,893	8.2%	£29,180	4.9%
South Norfolk	42k	£26,654	0.3%	£30,801	5.4%
Fenland	38k	£26,537	12.9%	£29,811	13.6%
Mid Suffolk	43k	£26,183	2.4%	£31,515	11.1%
Great Yarmouth	31k	£26,164	17.4%	£27,611	9.1%
Norwich	41k	£25,802	2.5%	£29,927	-4.5%
East Suffolk	91k	£24,886	6.5%	£28,665	8.0%
Ipswich	58k	£24,846	4.5%	£28,637	8.6%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk	53k	£24,778	9.5%	£28,449	6.4%
Breckland	47k	£24,659	2.1%	£26,526	3.0%
Peterborough UA	75k	£24,421	-0.6%	£29,370	3.4%
North Norfolk	25k	£23,864	4.8%	£25,505	1.6%
Maldon	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Welwyn Hatfield	34k	£0	0.0%	£33,782	4.9%
Uttlesford	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Tendring	41k	£0	0.0%	£31,871	11.6%
East Cambridgeshire	39k	£0	0.0%	£36,736	9.3%