Crime Rates at Princes Street, Dunstable, LU6 3DS

Princes Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 101st highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princes Street (LU6 3DS) in the last 12 months was 124.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower than the Dunstable Central average (137.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 72.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 157.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Street (LU6 3DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Matthew Street, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sugden Court (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.