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Crime in LU5 6LS
How much crime is recorded in LU5 6LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westoning, Harlington & Silsoe
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,138 (2024)
LU5 6LSDunstable
How safe is LU5 6LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU5 6LS 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
24.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 6LSNational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Burglary9.99.1
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Other theft4.04.5
Public order1.84.6
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 106% 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.