Postcode · Dunstable
Crime in LU6 2DY
How much crime is recorded in LU6 2DY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,323 (2024)
LU6 2DYDunstable
How safe is LU6 2DY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU6 2DY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 2DYNational
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Burglary4.99.1
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.21.4
Other theft1.04.5
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 57% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
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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.