Total Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • 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
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Furness Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 234th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Furness Avenue (LU6 3BN) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower than the Dunstable Central average (137.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furness Avenue (LU6 3BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Patterdale Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Cedars (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Furness Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Garden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bull Pond Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Royal Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brampton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woolpack Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penrith Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Staveley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Easedale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ennerdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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