Total Crime Rate

108.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 108.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 34.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 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

Dunstable Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Challney , and the 149th highest crime rate of 582 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 8DN) in the last 12 months was 108.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% higher than the Challney average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunstable Road (LU4 8DN), the main crime hotspot is near Dunstable Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 21 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 (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larkspur Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chandos Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dunstable Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larkspur Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larkspur Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dunstable Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunstable Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chaul End Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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