Postcode · Dunstable
Crime in LU6 1EA
How much crime is recorded in LU6 1EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunstable West
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,638 (2024)
LU6 1EADunstable
How safe is LU6 1EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU6 1EA 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
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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).
LU6 1EANational
Anti-social behaviour17.210.7
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Burglary5.29.1
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Public order4.94.6
Other theft4.34.5
Other crime1.61.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.