New Town
Middle areaSouth Luton. 15,312 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 89% of people in New Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in New Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in New Town at a rate of 155.1 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 | 712 |
| Other crime | 436 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 357 |
| Shoplifting | 221 |
| Vehicle crime | 217 |
| Drug offences | 143 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 133 |
| Burglary | 65 |
| Robbery | 46 |
| Theft from the person | 45 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How New Town compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is New Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in New Town at a rate of 155.1 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, 225 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in New Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (712), other crime (436) and anti-social behaviour (357).
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 New Town alone. See Luton
New Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in New Town was £237,750 in 2025.
New Town had 13,277 usual residents at the census.
About 89% of people in New Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In New Town, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.