Postcode · Dunstable
Crime in LU5 5DX
How much crime is recorded in LU5 5DX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Houghton Regis South
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,410 (2024)
LU5 5DXDunstable
How safe is LU5 5DX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU5 5DX area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 5DXNational
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Public order6.14.6
Burglary5.19.1
Other crime3.11.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.14.5
Robbery1.61.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.