Crime Rates at High Street North, Dunstable, LU6 1LA

High 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 1LA) 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 1LA), 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.