Total Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 88.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 32nd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunstable Road (LU4 8BN) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% lower than the Beech Hill average (104.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunstable Road (LU4 8BN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 52 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Althorp Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bury Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petunia Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Maple Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Curzon Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellenhall Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Highbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ridings Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Birch Link Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Avondale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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