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

Sundon Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 48th 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 Sundon Road (LU5 5NN) in the last 12 months was 180.3 per 1,000 residents and was 111.0% higher than the Houghton Regis East average (85.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 257.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sundon Road (LU5 5NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yew Street, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brentwood Close (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.