Crime Rates at Dunstable Road, Luton, LU4 8DL

Dunstable Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 18th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunstable Road (LU4 8DL) in the last 12 months was 447.3 per 1,000 residents and was 328.4% higher than the Beech Hill average (104.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 123.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunstable Road (LU4 8DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 87 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.