Crime Rates at Dunstable Road, Luton, LU4 8DD

Dunstable Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 171st highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunstable Road (LU4 8DD) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% lower than the Beech Hill average (104.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 110.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 86.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunstable Road (LU4 8DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A505 (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.