Postcode · Dunstable
Crime in LU5 4PE
How much crime is recorded in LU5 4PE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunstable East
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,626 (2024)
LU5 4PEDunstable
How safe is LU5 4PE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU5 4PE 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
13.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 4PENational
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Shoplifting4.78.4
Burglary3.79.1
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Public order0.64.6
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.