Total Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 42.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bank Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Dunstable North , and the 409th lowest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bank Avenue (LU6 1FR) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% lower than the Dunstable North average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bank Avenue (LU6 1FR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cash Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Riley Grove (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bank Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Design Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lotus Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Delco Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salters Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bank Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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