Total Crime Rate

524.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

123.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 524.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 232.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 123.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.5 10/10
  • Other theft 32.2 10/10
  • Public order 29.7 10/10
  • Robbery 27.2 10/10
  • Burglary 24.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ridgeway Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Dunstable East , and the 7th highest crime rate of 874 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 Ridgeway Avenue (LU5 4QL) in the last 12 months was 524.8 per 1,000 residents and was 460.9% 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 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 123.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway Avenue (LU5 4QL), the main crime hotspot is near Russett Way. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ridgeway Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russett Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Florence Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Russett Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russett Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Russett Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Russett Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Russett Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bramley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bramley Court 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 2026Other theft Ridgeway Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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