Total Crime Rate

74.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 74.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 22.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Graham Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Dunstable East , and the 227th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

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 Graham Road (LU5 4EH) in the last 12 months was 74.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower than the Dunstable East average (93.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Graham Road (LU5 4EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montgomery Grove, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morcom Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Graham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jardine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morcom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodhart Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jardine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jardine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fossett Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fossett Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Morcom Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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