Total Crime Rate

258.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 258.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 106.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Westfield Road area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Dunstable North , and the 27th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westfield Road (LU6 1DL) in the last 12 months was 258.1 per 1,000 residents and was 328.4% higher than the Dunstable North average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -65.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield Road (LU6 1DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashcroft (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldbanks Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bunhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hambling Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldbanks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Aldbanks Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldbanks —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldbanks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aynscombe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldbanks Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bunhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Aynscombe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bunhill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bunhill Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beech Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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