Total Crime Rate

594.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 594.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 274.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.4 10/10
  • Other theft 39.6 10/10
  • Public order 37.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Robbery 14.9 10/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.9 9/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 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 Ridgeway Avenue (LU5 4QL) 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 Ridgeway Avenue (LU5 4QL), the main crime hotspot is near Florence Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgeway Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bramley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russett Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russett Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russett Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carterweys Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Russett Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russett Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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