Total Crime Rate

76.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

High Street North area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Dunstable North , and the 220th 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 High Street North (LU6 1DB) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street North (LU6 1DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Houghton Parade, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northfields (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in High Street North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olma Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olma Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences French'S Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B5120 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Morris Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wolseley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Olma Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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