Crime Rates at Nursery Close, Dunstable, LU6 1XQ

Nursery Close area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nursery Close (LU6 1XQ) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower than the Dunstable Central average (137.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Close (LU6 1XQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chiltern Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sugden Court (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.