Total Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.6 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 56.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Aldbanks area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Dunstable North , and the 329th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aldbanks (LU6 1AH) in the last 12 months was 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% higher than the Dunstable North average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldbanks (LU6 1AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aldbanks, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashcroft (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Aldbanks area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Orchid Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcroft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bunhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brewers Hill Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Creasey Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aynscombe Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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