Total Crime Rate

101.6 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 101.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hazel Mead 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 Hazel Mead (LU5 4UQ) 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 Hazel Mead (LU5 4UQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hazel Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Acre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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