Total Crime Rate

129.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Other theft 29.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

London Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 95th highest crime rate of 871 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 London Road (LU6 3EX) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (LU6 3EX), the main crime hotspot is near Mayfield Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goodhart Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockhart Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montgomery Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountview Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountview Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montgomery Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goodhart Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockhart Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brive Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockhart Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockhart Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockhart Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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