Postcode · Dunstable
Crime in LU5 4FD
How much crime is recorded in LU5 4FD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunstable East
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,111 (2024)
LU5 4FDDunstable
How safe is LU5 4FD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU5 4FD area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 4FDNational
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Burglary9.39.1
Other theft6.84.5
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Shoplifting2.58.4
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.52.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.