Total Crime Rate

279.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 279.8 10/10
  • Other theft 98.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 47.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street South area has the 4th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 20th 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 High Street South (LU6 3HP) in the last 12 months was 279.8 per 1,000 residents and was 104.0% higher than the Dunstable Central average (137.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 375.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street South (LU6 3HP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsbury Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penrith Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Britain Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Britain Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kingsbury Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Garden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsbury Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsbury Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Square
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woolpack Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Albert Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Royal Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Paddocks Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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