Total Crime Rate

23.5 per 1,000 2/10 Β· Very Low

All offences Β· 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 23.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stuart Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 195th 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 Stuart Street (LU6 1HN) in the last 12 months was 23.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (β‰ˆ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stuart Street (LU6 1HN), 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 Stuart Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street North Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tudor Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Mews β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Crown Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frances Drive β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crown Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chiltern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Brook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stuart Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Stuart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chadwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chiltern Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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