Postcode · Dunstable
Crime in LU5 5PH
How much crime is recorded in LU5 5PH, 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
- 1,474 (2024)
LU5 5PHDunstable
How safe is LU5 5PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU5 5PH area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
55.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
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 5PHNational
Violence and sexual offences41.523.6
Anti-social behaviour21.710.7
Burglary16.69.1
Criminal damage and arson14.54.7
Public order6.34.6
Other theft6.04.5
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other crime3.81.5
Robbery3.61.4
Drugs3.32.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.