Total Crime Rate

123.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 123.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 28.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 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

Russett Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Dunstable East , and the 98th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Russett Way (LU5 4GD) in the last 12 months was 123.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% higher than the Dunstable East average (93.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russett Way (LU5 4GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russett Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Russett Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bramley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russett Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Russett Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bramley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russett Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bramley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bramley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bramley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bramley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bramley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bramley Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Russett Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Eastern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Russett Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ridgeway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Florence Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Russett Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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