Total Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 86.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Winfield Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 175th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Winfield Street (LU6 1LS) in the last 12 months was 86.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% lower than the Dunstable Central average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winfield Street (LU6 1LS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Winfield Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matthew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frances Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Winfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Manchester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Falcon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sugden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vernon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stuart Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frances Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
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Data Sources

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