Total Crime Rate
32.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Windermere Close 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 Windermere Close (LU6 3DD) 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 Windermere Close (LU6 3DD), the main crime hotspot is near Canesworde Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canesworde Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canesworde Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canesworde Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dolmans Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bennetts Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ennerdale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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