Total Crime Rate

43.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 43.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Woolpack Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 425th lowest crime rate of 874 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 Woolpack Close (LU6 3BF) in the last 12 months was 43.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% lower than the Dunstable Central average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolpack Close (LU6 3BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Square (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Woolpack Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Patterdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Crosby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street South —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Cedars Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Albert Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Langdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Square —
Apr 2026Drugs Hillyfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easedale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Square —
Apr 2026Burglary The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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