Total Crime Rate

16.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 16.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 4.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Westfield Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Dunstable North , and the 122nd lowest 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 Westfield Road (LU6 1DH) in the last 12 months was 16.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% lower than the Dunstable North average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -96.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield Road (LU6 1DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Radburn Court, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Houghton Parade (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Westfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Brewers Hill Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radburn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radburn Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street North —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Creasey Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chiltern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wolseley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Loring Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radburn Court —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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