Postcode · Dunstable
Crime in LU5 6BL
How much crime is recorded in LU5 6BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Toddington, Heath & Reach
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,482 (2024)
LU5 6BLDunstable
How safe is LU5 6BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU5 6BL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 6BLNational
Anti-social behaviour57.910.7
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Public order5.14.6
Burglary2.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other theft1.14.5
Other crime0.41.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 59% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.