Total Crime Rate

158.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 158.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Dunstable North , and the 64th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westfield Road (LU6 1DP) in the last 12 months was 158.1 per 1,000 residents and was 184.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield Road (LU6 1DP), 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 Westfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chiltern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Loring Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aynscombe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Under investigation
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 Beecroft Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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