Total Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 32.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 26.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Appleby Gardens area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 307th 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 Appleby Gardens (LU6 3DB) in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appleby Gardens (LU6 3DB), 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 Appleby Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennetts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ennerdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Patterdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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