Total Crime Rate

230.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 230.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 8th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 50th 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 8FG) in the last 12 months was 230.8 per 1,000 residents and was 138.6% higher than the Beech Hill average (96.7 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunstable Road (LU4 8FG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waldeck Road (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dunstable Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenhall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenhall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenhall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenhall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ellenhall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellenhall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellenhall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellenhall Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Ridings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milliners Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milliners Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dorrington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazelbury Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelbury Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Ridings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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