Total Crime Rate

112.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 112.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lime Walk area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Dunstable East , and the 107th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

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 Lime Walk (LU5 4DL) in the last 12 months was 112.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Walk (LU5 4DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russett Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lime Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russett Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bramley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Russett Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Eastern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bramley Court —
Apr 2026Drugs Bramley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bramley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bramley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bramley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bramley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bramley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Russett Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Russett Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Russett Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russett Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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