Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 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 Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 171st highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunstable Road (LU4 8DA) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 110.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 86.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunstable Road (LU4 8DA), the main crime hotspot is near A505. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 29 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A505 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A505 —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A505 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A505 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A505 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A505 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunstable Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunstable Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dunstable Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunstable Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunstable Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Churchill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Churchill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maryport Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crosby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crosby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maryport Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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