Postcode · Dunstable
Crime in LU5 6SP
How much crime is recorded in LU5 6SP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Houghton Regis South
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 4,226 (2024)
LU5 6SPDunstable
How safe is LU5 6SP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU5 6SP 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
41.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 6SPNational
Violence and sexual offences32.223.6
Burglary18.19.1
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Public order5.34.6
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Other theft4.34.5
Shoplifting2.78.4
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs1.92.4
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% 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.