Total Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 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 24th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Challney , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunstable Road (LU4 8QP) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% lower than the Challney average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunstable Road (LU4 8QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Challney Gardens (14 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bradley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bradley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rodeheath Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rodeheath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rudyard Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stoneygate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stoneygate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weatherby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simpson Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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