Crime Rates at Knights Field, Luton, LU2 7LN

Knights Field area has the 14th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 24th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knights Field (LU2 7LN) in the last 12 months was 410.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% higher than the Central average (394.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 153.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knights Field (LU2 7LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moorland Gardens, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Larches (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.