Crime Rates at Church Street, Dunstable, LU5 4RU

Church Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 85th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (LU5 4RU) in the last 12 months was 132.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher than the Dunstable Central average (130.9 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (LU5 4RU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.