Total Crime Rate

447.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 447.3 10/10
  • Other theft 174.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.2 10/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 9/10
  • Drugs 20.6 10/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 3rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 18th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunstable Road (LU4 8DJ) in the last 12 months was 447.3 per 1,000 residents and was 328.4% higher than the Beech Hill average (104.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 123.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunstable Road (LU4 8DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 136 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 Dunstable Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Crosby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A505 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bongrace Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bongrace Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Thornhill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crosby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malham Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A505 —
Sep 2025Drugs Malham Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft A505 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A505 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maryport Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maryport Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A505 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkspur Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A505 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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