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Crime in LU5 5PE
How much crime is recorded in LU5 5PE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Houghton Regis North
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,351 (2024)
LU5 5PEDunstable
How safe is LU5 5PE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU5 5PE area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 5PENational
Violence and sexual offences28.123.6
Anti-social behaviour25.610.7
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Burglary5.69.1
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Other theft4.34.5
Public order3.84.6
Other crime2.81.5
Drugs1.82.4
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% 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.