Total Crime Rate

265.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 265.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Other theft 42.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.9 10/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.7 6/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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

Lambs Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Dunstable East , and the 26th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lambs Close (LU5 4QA) in the last 12 months was 265.0 per 1,000 residents and was 164.9% higher than the Dunstable East average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 68.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lambs Close (LU5 4QA), the main crime hotspot is near Highfields Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lambs Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfields Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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