Total Crime Rate

101.4 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 101.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 19th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Challney , and the 163rd 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 8QR) in the last 12 months was 101.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% higher than the Challney average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunstable Road (LU4 8QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wyndham Road (11 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simpson Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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