Total Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 60.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street North area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 324th highest 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 High Street North (LU6 1LH) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street North (LU6 1LH), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street North area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Readers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frances Drive
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eleanor'S Cross
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eleanor'S Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eleanor'S Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Street
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stuart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vernon Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street North Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chadwick Close Under investigation
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
Sep 2025Public order Vernon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street
Sep 2025Burglary Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crown Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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