Postcode · Dunstable
Crime in LU5 4XP
How much crime is recorded in LU5 4XP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunstable East
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,181 (2024)
LU5 4XPDunstable
How safe is LU5 4XP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU5 4XP 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
13.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 4XPNational
Burglary28.09.1
Shoplifting12.48.4
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Public order2.64.6
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.