Total Crime Rate
10.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Keswick Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 46th lowest 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 Keswick Close (LU6 3AW) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% lower than the Dunstable Central average (137.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 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.
In the area around Keswick Close (LU6 3AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Patterdale Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dunstable Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Penrith Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Staveley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ennerdale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hilton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Paddocks | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bull Pond Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Royal Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brampton Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woolpack Close | Under investigation |
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