Total Crime Rate

95.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.9 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 95.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 23.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Brook Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 147th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Close (LU6 1HD) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% lower than the Dunstable Central average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Close (LU6 1HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Radburn Court, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandland Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Brook Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beecroft Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radburn Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radburn Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street North —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radburn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sugden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leighton Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Winfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stuart Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Chiltern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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