Total Crime Rate

239.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 239.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.9 9/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

West Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 30th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Street (LU6 1SQ) in the last 12 months was 239.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% higher than the Dunstable Central average (137.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -89.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (LU6 1SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Crown Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chadwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Mews —
Sep 2025Robbery Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dolmans Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crown Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eleanor'S Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eleanor'S Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Icknield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eleanor'S Cross —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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