Postcode · Dunstable
Crime in LU6 3LB
How much crime is recorded in LU6 3LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunstable South
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,758 (2024)
How safe is LU6 3LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU6 3LB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 3LBNational
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Other theft12.34.5
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Burglary6.59.1
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Drugs2.82.4
Public order2.64.6
Shoplifting1.98.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Other crime0.11.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.