Crime Rates at Morcom Road, Dunstable, LU5 4EF

Morcom Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Dunstable East , and the 308th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morcom Road (LU5 4EF) in the last 12 months was 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morcom Road (LU5 4EF), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.