Total Crime Rate

175.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 175.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 55th 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 Victoria Street (LU6 3BB) in the last 12 months was 175.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% higher than the Dunstable Central average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Street (LU6 3BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Radburn Court, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandland Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Victoria Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Winfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leighton Court
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radburn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radburn Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radburn Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stuart Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sugden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chiltern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street North
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street North Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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