Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carterweys area has the 13th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Dunstable East , and the 333rd highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carterweys (LU5 4RB) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% lower than the Dunstable East average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carterweys (LU5 4RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Florence Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carterweys area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carterweys Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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