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

High Street North area has the 16th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 130th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street North (LU6 1LN) in the last 12 months was 102.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -68.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street North (LU6 1LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crown Mews (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.