Total Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.1 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 85.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Beechwood Court area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Dunstable North , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 874 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 Beechwood Court (LU6 1QA) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% higher than the Dunstable North average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechwood Court (LU6 1QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Benning Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spinney Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Beechwood Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Benning Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benning Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aynscombe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westdown Gardens
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B489 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beecroft Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shepherds Croft
Apr 2026Public order Shepherds Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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