Postcode · Dunstable
Crime in LU5 4NU
How much crime is recorded in LU5 4NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunstable East
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,390 (2024)
How safe is LU5 4NU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU5 4NU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 4NUNational
Violence and sexual offences6.823.6
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Burglary2.09.1
Public order1.54.6
Other theft1.44.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.32.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.