Crime Rates at Dunstable Road, Luton, LU4 8BN

Dunstable Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunstable Road (LU4 8BN) in the last 12 months was 128.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% higher than the Beech Hill average (96.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 95.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunstable Road (LU4 8BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waldeck Road (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.