Total Crime Rate
709.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street North area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street North (LU6 1JH) in the last 12 months was 709.7 per 1,000 residents and was 417.5% 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 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 101 (≈ 296.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street North (LU6 1JH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dunstable Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crown Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Crown Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Court Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Court Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ashton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Albion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Queensway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Queensway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queensway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vernon Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vernon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frances Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crabtree Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crown Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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