Total Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

West Parade area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 871 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 West Parade (LU6 1EN) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower than the Dunstable Central average (137.1 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Parade (LU6 1EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chiltern Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sugden Court (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chiltern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stuart Street
Sep 2025Burglary Stuart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chadwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chiltern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beech Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nursery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benning Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Street
Sep 2025Public order Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nursery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brook Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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