Total Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.6 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 58.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Woodfield Green area has the 12th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Dunstable East , and the 308th highest crime rate of 874 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 New Woodfield Green (LU5 4UL) in the last 12 months was 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower than the Dunstable East average (93.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Woodfield Green (LU5 4UL), the main crime hotspot is near Lockhart Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in New Woodfield Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodhart Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Mountview Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morcom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morcom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brive Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brive Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jardine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jardine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockhart Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lockhart Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lockhart Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lockhart Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jardine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fossett Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fossett Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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