Total Crime Rate

100.6 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 100.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Great Northern Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Dunstable East , and the 134th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

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 Great Northern Road (LU5 4BP) in the last 12 months was 100.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher than the Dunstable East average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Northern Road (LU5 4BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Englands Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Great Northern Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Walnut Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Peters Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Northern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Albert Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Walnut Grove Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Borough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Britain Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Britain Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howard Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swan Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bigthan Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Garden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Periwinkle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tibbett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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