Total Crime Rate

232.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 232.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.4 10/10
  • Other theft 74.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 44.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 20.8 7/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Paddocks area has the 7th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 35th 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 The Paddocks (LU6 3FQ) in the last 12 months was 232.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% higher than the Dunstable Central average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Paddocks (LU6 3FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Paddocks area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Square —
Apr 2026Burglary The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Church Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Church Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Cedars Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street South —
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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