Total Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dovehouse Lane area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Caddington , and the 405th 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 Dovehouse Lane (LU6 2PQ) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% lower than the Caddington average (59.6 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovehouse Lane (LU6 2PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woods Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dovehouse Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Common Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Poplar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woods Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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