Total Crime Rate

109.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Mountview Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Dunstable East , and the 112th highest crime rate of 874 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 Mountview Avenue (LU5 4DS) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% higher than the Dunstable East average (93.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountview Avenue (LU5 4DS), the main crime hotspot is near Lockhart Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mountview Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodhart Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockhart Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brive Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brive Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mountview Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lockhart Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lockhart Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lockhart Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morcom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morcom Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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