Total Crime Rate
104.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Weatherby area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Dunstable North , and the 126th 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 Weatherby (LU6 1TP) in the last 12 months was 104.2 per 1,000 residents and was 87.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Weatherby (LU6 1TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bunhill Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenfield Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillcroft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Totternhoe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bunhill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Aidans Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saxon Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Weatherby | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weatherby | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Orchid Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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