Total Crime Rate

128.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 31.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Luton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Dunstable East , and the 97th 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 Luton Road (LU5 4GA) in the last 12 months was 128.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% higher than the Dunstable East average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Luton Road (LU5 4GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Florence Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Luton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russett Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Eastern Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stokers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russett Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bramley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Russett Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russett Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Hedge Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russett Way Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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