Total Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Challney , and the 260th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

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 Road (LU4 0HW) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% lower than the Challney average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunstable Road (LU4 0HW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dunstable Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Byron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Byron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hathaway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hathaway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poets Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Poets Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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