Total Crime Rate

31.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 31.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 10.6 2/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Furness Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 299th lowest crime rate of 874 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 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% lower than the Dunstable Central average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

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 ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furness Avenue (LU6 3BN), the main crime hotspot is near Patterdale Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Furness Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ennerdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easedale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Crosby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Langdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Cedars Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Patterdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hillyfields Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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