Total Crime Rate
594.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chiltern Park Industrial Estate area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Dunstable East , and the 7th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chiltern Park Industrial Estate (LU5 4LT) in the last 12 months was 594.1 per 1,000 residents and was 493.9% higher than the Dunstable East average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 143.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chiltern Park Industrial Estate (LU5 4LT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dunstable East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Boscombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dukeminster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dukeminster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dukeminster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dukeminster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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