Total Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.9 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 32.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 21.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Public order 2.7 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Loring Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Dunstable North , and the 313th 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 Loring Road (LU6 1EA) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% lower than the Dunstable North average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 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 8 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Loring Road (LU6 1EA), 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 Loring Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Loring Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shepherds Croft —
Apr 2026Public order Bunhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shepherds Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brewers Hill Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beecroft Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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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