Total Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 35.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lovers Walk area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Dunstable East , and the 353rd lowest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lovers Walk (LU5 4BD) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% lower than the Dunstable East average (93.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lovers Walk (LU5 4BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dukeminster Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Englands Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lovers Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Eastern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Albert Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovers' Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovers' Walk
Apr 2026Burglary Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dukeminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dukeminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dukeminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dukeminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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