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Crime in LU5 4ES

How much crime is recorded in LU5 4ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Dunstable Manshead
Council
Central Bedfordshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,495 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LU5 4ES

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU5 4ES area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

LU5 4ESNational
Violence and sexual offences25.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Burglary7.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Public order3.34.6
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.92.4
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 28% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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