Total Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Daimler Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Dunstable North , and the 383rd lowest 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 Daimler Drive (LU6 1FD) in the last 12 months was 40.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower than the Dunstable North average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Daimler Drive (LU6 1FD), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Daimler Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peppercorn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Houghton Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daimler Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daimler Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daimler Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Houghton Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Houghton Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Houghton Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daimler Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Houghton Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Houghton Parade —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Houghton Parade —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Station Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Northfields Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Houghton Parade Under investigation
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Data Sources

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