Total Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dunsmore Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Farley , and the 279th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunsmore Road (LU1 5JY) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower than the Farley average (114.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunsmore Road (LU1 5JY), the main crime hotspot is near Ashburnham Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dunsmore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Godfreys Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wolston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolston Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dale Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Drift Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashburnham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolingbroke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mulberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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