Total Crime Rate
48.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Jeans Way area has the 14th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Dunstable East , and the 399th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Jeans Way (LU5 4PR) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jeans Way (LU5 4PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lambs Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Retreat (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dunstable East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambs Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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