Crime Rates at Holly Acre, Dunstable, LU5 4UF

Holly Acre area has the 17th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holly Acre (LU5 4UF) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% lower than the Dunstable Central average (137.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holly Acre (LU5 4UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.