Postcode · Dunstable
Crime in LU6 1LD
How much crime is recorded in LU6 1LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunstable Central
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,580 (2024)
LU6 1LDDunstable
How safe is LU6 1LD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU6 1LD area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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 1LDNational
Violence and sexual offences37.323.6
Burglary14.89.1
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Drugs7.62.4
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Public order6.54.6
Shoplifting5.78.4
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other theft3.94.5
Other crime2.11.5
Robbery1.91.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Theft from the person1.32.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.