Crime Rates at Great Northern Road, Dunstable, LU5 4BW

Great Northern Road 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 Great Northern Road (LU5 4BW) 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 Great Northern Road (LU5 4BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dukeminster Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walnut Grove (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.