High Town
Middle areaSouth east Luton. 10,894 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 58% of people in High Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in High Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in High Town at a rate of 125.0 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 | 476 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 264 |
| Other crime | 213 |
| Vehicle crime | 144 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 101 |
| Burglary | 62 |
| Drug offences | 62 |
| Robbery | 23 |
| Theft from the person | 13 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How High Town compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is High Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in High Town at a rate of 125.0 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, 126 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in High Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (476), anti-social behaviour (264) and other crime (213).
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 High Town alone. See Luton
High Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in High Town was £233,000 in 2025.
High Town had 9,371 usual residents at the census.
About 58% of people in High Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In High Town, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.