Total Crime Rate

105.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 34.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Regent Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Regent Street (LU6 1LP) in the last 12 months was 105.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% lower than the Dunstable Central average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regent Street (LU6 1LP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Regent Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stuart Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frances Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Manchester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matthew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vernon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frances Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Falcon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sugden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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