Crime Rates at Morcom Road, Dunstable, LU5 4EG

Morcom Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Dunstable East , and the 150th highest crime rate of 871 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 4EG) in the last 12 months was 93.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% lower than the Dunstable East average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 533.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morcom Road (LU5 4EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakwood Avenue, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norfolk Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.