Crime Rates at Edward Street, Dunstable, LU6 1HF

Edward Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 84th highest crime rate of 871 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 Edward Street (LU6 1HF) in the last 12 months was 139.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Street (LU6 1HF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.