Total Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.7 1/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dunstable Drive area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 232nd lowest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

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 Dunstable Drive (CM7 3LT) in the last 12 months was 41.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% lower than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunstable Drive (CM7 3LT), the main crime hotspot is near Barn Mead. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dunstable Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crabs Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Templar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wild Boar Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Twelve Acres —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lie Field Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braiding Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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