Crime Rates at Earls Meade, Luton, LU2 7EY

Earls Meade area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 290th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Earls Meade (LU2 7EY) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.6% lower than the Central average (381.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earls Meade (LU2 7EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moorland Gardens, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillside Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.