Total Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 109.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Suffolk Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Dunstable East , and the 111th 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 Suffolk Road (LU5 4ES) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Suffolk Road (LU5 4ES), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Suffolk Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Fossett Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodhart Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fossett Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morcom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morcom Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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