Postcode · Dunstable
Crime in LU5 6PD
How much crime is recorded in LU5 6PD, 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
- 1,282 (2024)
LU5 6PDDunstable
How safe is LU5 6PD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU5 6PD area, well 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
19.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 6PDNational
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Burglary5.39.1
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other crime2.61.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft1.74.5
Public order0.74.6
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 77% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.