Total Crime Rate

60.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.0 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 60.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Beecroft Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Dunstable North , and the 295th highest 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 Beecroft Way (LU6 1EE) in the last 12 months was 60.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beecroft Way (LU6 1EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Radburn Court, where police recorded 26 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 Beecroft Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aynscombe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shepherds Croft —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leighton Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radburn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radburn Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radburn Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Benning Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benning Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B489 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beecroft Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Loring Road —
Apr 2026Public order Shepherds Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chiltern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Under investigation

Data Sources

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