Crime Rate in Dunstable South, ward

Dunstable South has the 14th lowest crime rate of 31 wards in Central Bedfordshire district and the 2705th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 418th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Dunstable South in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% lower than the Central Bedfordshire district average (64.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dunstable South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 156 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dunstable South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Mayfield Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.