Total Crime Rate

126.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 126.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Seamons Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 91st highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seamons Close (LU6 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% lower than the Dunstable Central average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seamons Close (LU6 3EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Lockhart Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Seamons Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lockhart Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lockhart Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Mountview Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockhart Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lockhart Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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