Crime Rates at Sundon Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5LN

Sundon Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 307th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sundon Road (LU5 5LN) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% lower than the Houghton Regis East average (91.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sundon Road (LU5 5LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crossways, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hammersmith Gardens (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.